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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
He put the machine on a horse that punched holes and plants seed in straight line -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The flying shuttle was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
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Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
He is a social scientist thats sees how all of these kids are poor and sees the rich get rich and poor get poor -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
After the end of the civil war, the South was still largely focused on agriculture, and the North on a commericial and manufacturing economy. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
In the early 1800s germany was politically divided, economically isolated, and its resources were scattered. By the late 1800s germany was an industrial and military giant -
British Unions win right to strike
Unions would strike because of poor working conditions and long hours.
