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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Before the seed drill was invented, people would throw their seeds on the ground and most would not take root. With the machine, holes were created in the dirt and the seeds were dropped into the holes then being covered by dirt. As a result of using the machine, a lot more crops were grown. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The flying shuttle speedily carried threads of yarn back and forth. The work the flying shuttle could complete in one day was double the amount of work a wevaer could do. This was very helpful because it completed the work to be done much faster. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
The steam engine that James Watt built worked more efficiently by burning less fuel. This was a very helpful and successful invention. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
In The Communist Manifesto, they said that the proletariat, the poor, will revolt not matter what because there lives are already so horrible and they don't have much to lose. They also thought that the classes are separated into the bourgeoisie, the rich, and proletariat, the poor. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
When the US Civial War ended slaveryed ended. The US experienced a technological boom for instance the railroads and the rise of corporations. Smaller companies joined together with larger companies so they could control the railroads, and this led to the rise of corporations. The Rise of Corporations was to raise money for the railroads entrepreneurs who sold shares of stock. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
In the early 1800s, Germany was politically divided, economically isolated, and its resources were scattered. Around 1835, they began to copy the british model, and they sent their kids to england to learn industrial management. They also built a bunch of railroads to connect resources. By the late 1800s Germany was an industrial and military giant. -
British Unions win right to strike
Anti Union activity in Britain began when people saw the union as a threat. Combination Act of 1799 and 1800 outlawed labor unions and strikes. So the people decided to unionize anyway and the combination acts repealed them in 1824. By 1875, the Anti Union group had 1 million people involved and had won the right to strike.
