History

World History Industrial Revolution Timeline

By Gerstel

  • 1701 Seed Drill by Jethro Tull

    1701 Seed Drill by Jethro Tull
    Was dragged by a horse and sowed three regularly spaced rows of wheat grains. They helped crops grow better and were easier to harvest.

  • 1712 Steam Engine INvented by Thomas Newcomen

    1712 Steam Engine INvented by Thomas Newcomen
    Helped drive the Industrial Revolution, which created new jobs for people and drew them to urban centers. Made a relible source of enegry.

  • 1764 Spinning Jenny by James Hargreaves

    1764 Spinning Jenny by James Hargreaves
    Capable of spinning eigth threads of cotton yarn, instead of spinning wheel's one. Possible to make clothes easier and can still be mad at home.

  • 1776 American Revoltions Begins

  • 1791 Frence Revolution Starts

  • 1794 Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney

    1794 Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney
    Machine revolutionized taking the seeds out of cotton and greater speeds. Also expanded slavery because they could harvest more cotton.

  • 1800 Frence Revolutions Ends

  • 1804 Steam Locomotive by Richard Trevithick

    1804 Steam Locomotive by Richard Trevithick
    Changed the ways large amounts of good were avaible and helped people travel. Made travel faster and easier and created jobs.

  • 1810 Printing Press by Frederick Koenig

    1810 Printing Press by Frederick Koenig
    Made it possible for news to travel quickly and could get the word out easier. Reduced the cost of producing books and other printed materials.

  • 1829 Typewriter by William Austin Burt

    1829 Typewriter by William Austin Burt
    Made it easier to read things and sped things up. It changed the way people wrote letter and newspapers.

  • 1836 Revolver by Samual Colt

    1836 Revolver by Samual Colt
    A hand gun that had more than one shot and was readlie avaible. Made a change in the guns were made.

  • 1839 Opium War Begins In China

  • 1846 Irish Potato Famine

  • 1850 Chinese Taiping Rebellion

  • 1853 Crimean War Begins

  • 1857 Sepoy Mutiny In India

  • 1859 Italian Unification Begins

  • 1861 US Civil War Starts

  • 1866 Dynamite by Alfred Nobel

    1866 Dynamite by Alfred Nobel
    Safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground which is better than just lighting black powder. Improtant to clear paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracked.

  • 1868 Neiji Reform Japan

  • 1870 Vaccines by Louis Pasteur

    1870 Vaccines by Louis Pasteur
    Changed the way people live. Helped fight disease and helped people live longer.

  • 1870 Franco-Prussian War

  • 1876 Light Bulb by Thomas Edison

    1876 Light Bulb by Thomas Edison
    Changed the way we lived and worked. We didnt have to depened on candle light to lite up houses and we had street lights which made it possible to see places at night.

  • 1888 Wilhelm II Becomes German Kaiser

  • 1893 Zipper by L.L. Judson

    1893 Zipper by L.L. Judson
    Changed the way clothes were made. Helped creat new styles and changed the way clothes were held together.

  • 1895 Motion Picture by Lumiere Brothers

    1895 Motion Picture by Lumiere Brothers
    Changed the way people saw things. Would change the way we watch and see things forever.

  • 1898 Spainish American War

  • 1899 Boer War

  • 1900 Boxer Rebellion In China

  • 1903 Powered Airplane Flight by Orville Wright

    1903 Powered Airplane Flight by Orville Wright
    Would help change the face of war. Also would help the way we travle in the future.

  • 1904 Russo-Japanese War

  • 1908 Model T invented by Henry Ford

    1908 Model T invented by Henry Ford
    Changed the way factories worked and changed how we travel. Made traveling a lot easier and would make the way for all different types of travel.

  • 1914 WWI Starts