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Throughout the 1700's Robert Bakewell improved Breeding by only using his best sheep to reproduce. This allowed for better animal size and weight.
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as one of the six people involved in chapter nine, Jethro Tull was one of the first scientific farmers. He created the seed drill to help farming be more efficient.
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John Kay invented the Flying Shuttle
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Richard Arkwright invented the Water Frame in 1762
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James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny
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James Watt improves the steam engine by figuring out a way to make it go faster and move more efficiently without using as much fuel.
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Spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779
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Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom in 1787
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Adam Smith
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793
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During the early 1800's McAdams worked to improve the roadways by laying a large layer of stone for drainage. On top of this he added a layer of crushed rocks so that when it rained, even heavy wagons would never sink in the mud.
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Changed the lives of everyone involved in it.
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Revolutionized the American Textile with four other investors.
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Stephenson invented the Rocket. This locomotive hauled 13 tons at more than 24 miles per hour.
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Vladimir Lenin
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Frederick Engel wrote the Principles of Communism to lay out step by step exactly what communism was meant to be.
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Karl Marx Frederick Engel
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Women during this time period were able to find waged work outside of the home. Womans grouped together in unions to fight against factory owners.
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The US was preparing for an industrial revolution of its own which would begin soon after the end of this one
