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Seed Drill-Invention
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill. This invention made it easier to plant seeds because the drill would spread the seeds equaly apart and also it would put the seeds at the right depth for crops to grow. -
John Kay
John Kay invented the flying shuttle. This machine increased the amount of thread that was weaved that day. -
James Watt
James Watt invented a way to make the steam engine work faster by using less fuel. -
Capitalism
Its an economic system in which money is invested in buisness wentures with the goal of making profit. Adam Smith created this idea of Capitalism. -
Spinning Mule-Invention
The spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton. It made the thread stonger, finer, and more consistent. -
Samuel Slater
Samuel Slater was from Britain. He emigrated to the United States in 1789. From there, he invented the spinning machine from his mind and it mass produced in factories. -
Cotton Gin-Invention
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin. The cotton gin was created to take the cotton from the seeds. -
Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800
This bill outlawed unions and strikes. -
John McAdam
John McAdams created a way for wagons to travel without sinking in mud. He created roadbeds with a layer of large stones. After that, he put a layer of crushed rock on top of the stones to make it easier to travel on. -
Utilitarianism
The idea of Utilitarianism was created by Jeremy Bentham. He believed that the government should promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people. He believed that people should be free to do as they pleased at there own advantage without the government interfering. -
Socialism
Socialism was created by Charles Fourier and Saint-Simon. Socialism is when the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of people. -
Women in the Industrial Revolution
Women who worked in factories created their own unions and ran them themselves. -
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper. This machine increased America'a wheat production. -
Abolition of Slavery
After William Wilberforce retired, after all the years of fighting for the abolition of slavery, he still continued to fight for the freedom of slaves. -
Morse Code-Invention
Samuel F.B. Morse created morse code. It was used to communitcate to each other by using dots and dashes by using a telegraph. -
Sewing Machine-Invention
She created the first sewing machine in America. The sewing machine became famous for women who worked in clothing factories and it made it easier for women to make clothes. -
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell was a British writer. She wrote Mary Barton, North and South, and Cranford. She wrote about the working class of the people. -
Communism
Created by Karl Marx. Communism was the idea that everything belonged to the people and that everyone would be equal. -
Telephone-Invention
He created the first telephone. He improved the way that people sent messages to each other. By using this invention he eliminated the use of the telegraph. -
United States
I point that I have about the United States is that the Industial Revolution changed the way things are now. During the Industial Revolution the use of trains became known and now we use trains to carry items from one state to another.
