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The Seed Drill is invented
The seed drill being invented was very important and it was used to dig up little holes put seeds into them and then cover them back up with soil making it so that they never lost seeds again through wind and rain, which resulted increased crops. -
Abraham Darby
Abraham Darby developed the coke-fueled last furnace. The furnace increased production and he was able to sell 81 tonnes of goods in that year because of the furnace. He also leased the furnace to other producers. -
Thomas Newcomers invents the first Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomer invented the first steam engine which would play a very important role in the near future. The steam engine changed the world; powering engines in mills and factories, replacing sails in ships and powered locomotives. -
The Silk Factory is started by John Lombe
This mill is a silk throwing mill and the only successful one of its kind in the country (England) -
The Flying Shuttle is invented
The Flying Shuttle meant that the looms could become automatic and that would greatly speed up the production speed and allow for wider fabrics in the manufacturing process. -
The Spinning Jenny was invented
This invention by James Hargreaves allowed for cloth to made a significant amount faster by the workers. -
James Watt granted first British patent for the Steam Engine
The unique design of this steam engine meant a huge a mount of power. He invented the unit of measurement for this power naming it The horsepower. This invention was one of the most important of the industrial revolution; powering the locomotives and the engines in the factories and mills. -
The Power Loom is invented
The power loom was invented making it easier to turn thread into cloth -
Cotton Gin Invention
Invented by Eli Whitney in the USA. The Cotton Gin was a machine the increased the productivity of processing cotton. It helped cotton become the number 1 fabric in the world replacing wool in fabric production. -
The Combination Act
The combination act was a rule so that no workers could band together against their work place or form unions. -
The first passenger railway opens
The first passenger railway opens with locomotion No. 1 carrying passengers. The first locomotive railway journey had taken place in 1804. -
The Factory Act is passed
The Factory Act is passed. This Act protected children under 9 from working In the textile industry and it stated that children aged 13 and over could not longer work 69 hours a week. -
The Steel Plow was Invented
Invented by John Deere who was a blacksmith from Vermont. He founded Deere & Company, famous for the manufacture of agriculture/farming equipment. -
A New Law about working hours is passed
The new law was passed stating that women and children cannot work for more than 10 hours a day. -
Cholera outbreak
In 1848 there was a cholera epidemic in large Cities across Britain. This was caused by industrialisation and the move by tens of thousands of people to the cities where they had no infrastructure. -
The first ironwarship (HMS Warrior) is launched
