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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Jethro Tull was one of the first scientific farmers, who found a way to sow seed in an organized fasion with his invention, the seed drill. It planted seeds at a specific depth in rows which lead to a bigger persentage of the crops being harvested. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The flying shuttle was a boat-shaped peie of wood that yarn was attached. It spun back and forth on wheels and doubled the amount of work a weaver could do in a day. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
James Watt partenered with and entreprenuer named Matthew Boulton and created a steam powered engin called the Boulton-Watt, when Watt figured out a why to make an engine work on steam and use less feul. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Marx and Engels itroduced the world to a radical type of socialism that they called marxism by writing a 23 page pamphlet were the outlined there ideas called The Communist Manifesto -
US civil war ends; US experiences technological boom
The US was behind in the industrial revolution for some time, because all of ther money and focus was put towards the civil war going on. Once the civil war ended, the US experienced a huge technological boom and became a leading power in the industrial revolution. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germany imported models of Brittish machinery and engineers to kick-start there presence in the industrial revolution. The main reason they became a leading power was because they built railroads linking it's manufacturing cities which allowed the to transport and sell goods. -
British Unions win right to strike
After a hard time of harsh labor conditions and rules against protest, the unions won the right to strike and picket peacefully. At this time they also built a membership of over a million people.
