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Trading For Cash
American workers near water develop some cash crops for trade. -
Seed Drill
Jethro Tull invents the seed drill and a horse-drawn hoe. -
New Cropping System
England uses four year crop rotation system. -
Food Riots
Food riots in parts of England protest high bread prices -
New Sheep Breed
Robert Bakewell produces Leicester sheep through selective breeding. -
Improvements to the System
Agriculture is influenced by enclosure of land to reduce disease spread. -
Steam Engine
First prototype for steam engine was created -
Discovery of Nitrogen
Henry Cavendish experiments with electric charges to turn nitrogen gas into nitrate salts. Experiments would be of great importance in the future production of artificial fertilizeers. -
Selective Breeding
Bakewell produces Longhorn cattle by selective breeding -
Improvisation of the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull improves his seed drill with the addition of gears to the rotary mechanism -
First Factory Opens
England's first plough manufacturing factory opens. -
New Tool
Invention of iron plough -
Threshing Machine
Andrew Meikle, a Scottish engineer, develops threshing machine -
Cotton Harvesting
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin in the U.S -
Iron Plow
Charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow. -
Work Limits
Parliament passes a bill to limit work hours for children -
Ban Child Labour
Parliament bans children who are under 9 to work
