Industrial Revolution Timeline 14689

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  • Socialism

    Socialism

    Alex de Tockqueville
  • Utilarianism

    Utilarianism

    Jeremy Bentham
  • The Flying Shuttle

    The Flying Shuttle

    The flying shuttle was built by John Kay
  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny

    Built by James Hargreaves and his named his invention after his daughter
  • The Water Frame

    Richard Arkwright was the creator
  • First Reliable Steam Engine

    James Watts was the inventor
  • Capitalism

    Capitalism

    Adam Smith believed in a free economy, or free markets in his book "Wealth of Nations" written in 1776. Malthus and Ricardo also believed in Capitalism.
  • The Spinning Mule

    The Spinning Mule

    Invented by Samuel Crompton he combined the Spinning Jenny and the Water Frame.
  • Moses Brown

    Moses Brown

    Opened the first factory in the U.S. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
  • Samuel Slater

    Samuel Slater

    Emigrated to the U.S. he built the spinning machine from memory because England didn't want America to Industrialize. Britain wanted to be on top.
  • The Cotton Gin

    The Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney created the cotton gin
  • William Cockerill

    William Cockerill

    Smuggled secret plans for spinning machinery into Belgium. His son then built a huge industrial enterprise in east Belgium. The company produced machinery,steam engines, and railway locomotives.
  • Communism

    Communism

    Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engles
  • Women

    Women

    In Britain some women served as safety inspectors where other women worked.
  • Francis Cabot Lowell

    Francis Cabot Lowell

    Francis and four other investors revolutionizied the American textile industry.
  • Abolition of Slavery

    Abolition of Slavery

    Britain abolishes slavery
  • Factory Act Child Labor

    Factory Act Child Labor

    This act said a child 13-18 wasn't allowed to work beyond 12 hours and a child that was 9-13 wasn't allowed to work beyond 9 hours. The act also states that from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. children are prohibited to be employed.
  • Elizabeth Gaskell

    Elizabeth Gaskell

    Wrote her novel titled "Mary Barton" was a work of fiction. But it realistically described the dank cellar where one family lived in a Manchester slum. Which was a startlingly accurate portrayal of urban life during that time.
  • U.S.

    U.S.

    After the Civil War ended America experienced a technological boom. Inventions like the telephone and the lightbulb were created. Also cities like Chicago and Minneapolis expanded rapidly.
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Invented the telephone