Industrial

A Time of Technological Advancement

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    rev. span

  • John Kay invents the Flying Shuttle

    John Kay invents the Flying Shuttle

    made weaving quicker and more efficient
  • James Watt invents the first steam engine

    James Watt invents the first steam engine

  • Adam Smith coins "capitalism"

    Adam Smith coins "capitalism"

  • Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule

    Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule

  • Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin

  • Jeremy Bentham coins "utilitarianism"

    Jeremy Bentham coins "utilitarianism"

  • U.S. declares war on Great Britain

    U.S. declares war on Great Britain

    became known as War of 1812
  • Factory Bill banns hiring of children under 9

    Factory Bill banns hiring of children under 9

  • Charles Fourier coins "Socialism" in France

    Charles Fourier coins "Socialism" in France

  • Slavery abolished in Great Britain

    Slavery abolished in Great Britain

  • SAmuel F. B. Morse invents language of communication for telegraph

    SAmuel F. B. Morse invents language of communication for telegraph

  • the name "Industrial Revolution" is coined by Arnold Toynbee, a frenchman

    the name "Industrial Revolution" is coined by Arnold Toynbee, a frenchman

  • Elias Howe invents the first sewing machine

    Elias Howe invents the first sewing machine

  • Karl Marx and his "Communist Manifesto" coin communism

    Karl Marx and his "Communist Manifesto" coin communism

  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone

  • Thomas Edison invents the phonograph

    Thomas Edison invents the phonograph

  • Jane Addams founds the Hull House in Chicago

    Jane Addams founds the Hull House in Chicago

  • Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first functioning airplane

    Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first functioning airplane

  • The Womens' Social and Political Union was formed

    The Womens' Social and Political Union was formed

  • Henry Ford invents the first car; the Model T Ford

    Henry Ford invents the first car; the Model T Ford

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