The Industrial Revolution & Simultaneous Events

The Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 1871

Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.

Jan 1, 1701

Jethro Tull's revolutionary invention of the seed drill revolutionizes the agricultural industry and eventually leads the the enclosure movement.

Catherine the Great becomes czarina of Russia.

Jul 9, 1762

James Hargreaves develops the spinning jenny.

Jan 1, 1764

Allows you to spin several threads at once.

James Watt makes crutial improvements to the steam engine.

Jan 1, 1765

James Watt perfects the steam engine. Eventually power will be measured by "Watts" in honor of James Watt.

Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nation

Jan 1, 1776

The Thirteen Colonies declare their independence.

Jul 4, 1776

Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom

Jan 1, 1785

Eli Whitney patens the cotton gin.

Mar 14, 1794

This machine quickly and easily seperates the cotton from the seed allowing farmers the ability to grow more cotton and more quickly seperate it.

Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

Jun 18, 1815

http://www.britishbattles.com/waterloo/waterloo-june-1815.htm

Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 1848

These ideas would later be twisted and misused by oppressive dictators.

Trade unions are legalized in Britain.

Feb 27, 1871

Factory owners are now are held accountable for the treatment of their workers.