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The Land Enclosure Movement
In the 1500's landowners had enclosed land to gain more pastures for sheep to increase wool output. By the 1700's they wanted to create larger fields that could be used more efficiently which led to more profits because farms needed less workers. The enduring impact of the land enclosure movement is that it led to unemployed farmers learning to use machines because there was no other work for them in the industrial revolution. -
Abraham Darby's Experimentation
Abraham Darby's experiment allowed him to make cheaper but better quality iron. The better quality iron was used to create parts for steam engines, build the words first iron bridge, and railroads. The enduring impact of this event is that Darby's experiment has improved our lives by giving us iron bridges and railroads that gives people today better quality transportation. -
Key Improvement made by James Watt
James Watt improved Newcomen's invention by making the engines more energy sufficient. The new engine then became a key power source of the Industrial Revolution. The enduring impact of this event is that Watt's improvement led to the creation/ improvement of machinery, locomotives, and steamships which are still used today because of Watt's improvements. -
The Cotton Gin
The cotton gin separated the seeds from raw cotton at a fast rate. The cotton gin was finished in 1793 causing cotton production to increase exponentially. The enduring impact of this event is that it makes peoples lives easier and increases the production of clothing and other things created with cotton. -
The Factory Acts Passed in England
The Factory Acts was passed to reduce a child's workday to twelve hours a day and remove children under the age of 8 or 9 from cotton mills, shorten workdays for women, and require that children workers be educated. The enduring impact of this event is that these acts led to more children becoming educated and led to the creation of other laws that prohibit children working under harsh conditions today. -
The Sewing Machine
The sewing machine changed how clothes are made which increased its production rate. Before the invention of the sewing machine, wives would make clothing for every member of their families. The enduring impact of the sewing machine is that it makes clothes easier and faster to make. -
The Writings of Carl Marx and Engles
Carl Marx and Engles published "The Communist Manifesto" which expressed their concept of socialism. The enduring impact of this event is that Marx's beliefs led to the formation of social democracy which people may still believe in today. -
The Airplane
The first airplane was made it 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright. The airplane changed the way we travel today. The enduring impact of the airplane is that it changed the way we travel today, allows us to ship things faster, and dramatically changed warfare.
