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Transfroming societies
Revolutions in agriculture, production, transportation, and communication changed the lives of people in Western Europe and the United States. -
Jethro Tull
Scientific farmer -
Matthew Boulton
Entreprenuer, worked with James Watt -
The Flying Shuttle
Pateneted by John Kay -
The Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invents this machine -
James Watt
Experimented with steam engines -
The Water Frame
Invented by Richard Arkwright -
The Spinning Mule
Invented by Samuel Crompton -
The Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whiteny -
Capitalism
Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Thomas Malthus were involved. -
The Steamboat
Invented by Robert Fulton -
Utilitarianism
People involved: Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill -
Francis Cabot Lowell
Helped revolutionize the American textile industry and mechanize every stage in the manufacture of cloth. -
John McAdam
An engineer who helped improve British roads -
George Stephenson
Worked on the world's first railroad line -
Socialism
People involved: Charles Fourier and Saint Simon -
Abolition of Slavery
Britian finally abolished slavery in its empire. -
Communism
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engals were involved -
Education
Many states were starting to establish a system of public schools. -
Women Fight for Change
Women activists around the world joined to found the International Council for Women
