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Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill
The seed drill was a machine pulled by an ox which dug holes and planted seeds, making the placing and growing of crops more efficient. -
John Kay Invents the Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle, patented by John Kay, allows a single weaver to weave wider fabrics than previously. It could also be mechanized, which turned it into an automatic loom. -
James Watt Builds the First Steam Engine
Watt's steam engine improved on the designs of the 1712 Newcomen engine. Two notable additions were the separate condenser and rotary motion. The separate condenser condensed steam without cooling the mechanism, doubling the efficiency of Watt's engine. Rotary motion was a function more suitable to industrial power than Newcomen's oscillating beam. Watt's steam engine was entrepreneuered by Matthew Boulton. -
Marx and Engels Publish the Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, both German men, believed in communism to some extent. They penned their beliefs and thoughts on government and economy in the "Communist Manifesto". -
US Civil War Ends, Technology Booms
After the end of the civil war, the South was still largely focused on agriculture, but the North was on its way to a commericial and manufacturing economy, and many technological innovations thrived there. -
Germany Becomes a Dominant Industrial Power in Europe
Because of Germany's ideal location near a river and their factors of production, Germany became an industrial hub of the late 19th century. -
British Union Wins Right to Strike
During the time of Reform after the Industrial Revolution, the courts passed several laws that disregarded their former restrictions and allowed Unions to reform and go on strike.
