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Agriculture
In 1500 farm owners began to build stone and wooden fences. When These fences were built farmers became ore professional with the work. Pheasants either had to seek other work or were hired labour. this create a big rush of people moving moving to the cities -
Seed Drill
In 1700 Jethro Tull was a horse drawn cart that that dropped seeds as it was pulled. This was to replace the more expensive and less affective human labour -
Blast Furnace
In 1709 Abraham Darby developed a blast furnace that was able to create high quality iron -
Steam Engine
In 1712 Thomas Newcomen invents the first atmospheric Engine better known as a steam engine -
Textiles
The invention of newer and larger spinning and weaving machines shifted the industries into factories -
Turnip Townshend
Charles Townshend invented an improved farming system called the four crop rotation system which is where wheat, barley, clovers and turnips. They were rotated in an order that let the soil replenish its nitrogen level that are key to growing barley and wheat -
Rotherham Plough
In 1730 Joseph Foljmabe designed, built and patented as the Rotherham Plough. This new plough had a light and more efficient iron plate -
Newer steam engine
James Watt develops a newer steam engine capable of of providing continuous power -
Puddling
In 1783 Henry Cort created a process called puddling that further improved the quality of iron products -
Utopia
Robert Owen had an idea that happy people are more productive. He made a factory complex that supplied houses and schools for his workers -
Gas lights
William Murdoch in 1790s he invented gas lights. This invention made it possible for factories to make their worker work longer shifts and essentially work all night -
Luddites
They were a group that Despised of machines and under the cover of darkness would break down factory door and break and burn them -
Puffing Billy
The first ever functioning steam locomotive known as puffing billy was built. This was developed by George Stephensons in 1813 -
Unionism
In 1820 unions began to emerge to try and protect the rights and well fair of workers around Britain. -
Peoples Charter
The peoples charter was introduced to protect the welfare of factory workers. with thousand of factories and only 4 charter not much really happened -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse developed the single wire telegraph -
Up Rising
In 1842 500,000 factory workers went on strike. Hundreds were arrested and executed. -
Telephone
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents or copyrights the first Telephone -
Smog
The Great London Smog blanketed the city of London for 5 days. Around 12,000 people died and 150,000 were hospitalised and thousands of animals died too. -
Clean Air Act
In 1956 the English government in reaction to the Great London Smog introduced the Clean Air Act. The act introduced measures to reduce production of toxic fumes from factories
