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Robert Bakewell
Only allowed his best sheep to breed. -
Utilitarianism
People should judge ideas, institutions, and actions on the basis of their utility, or usefullness. -
Flying Shuttle
Invented by John Kay. -
The Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves. -
Matthew Boulton
Funded James Watt so that Watt could build better engines for the steam engine. -
First Reliable Steam Engine
James Watt -
Adam Smith
University of Glasgow professor defended the idea of a free economy, or free market in The Wealth of Nations. -
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney. -
Capitalism
System which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making a profit. -
John Mcadam
Improved road transportation by putting large stones on the road for drainage. -
Socialism
An optomistic view of human nature, a belief in progress, and a concern for social justice. -
Communism
A form of complete socialism in which all means of production would be owned by the people. No private property, All goods and services would be shared equally. -
Richard Trevithick
Won a bet by hauling ten tons of iron over 10 miles by steam engine. -
The Factory Act of 1833
Made it illegal for businesses to hire a child under the age of 9. Also limited the amount of hours employers are allowed to work the eligable children over the age of 9. -
Abolition of Slavery
WIlliam Wilberforce pushed for the abolishment of salvery while he was a member of the British parliment and continued to fight for it after he was retired. Britain abolished slavery in 1833. -
Telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse -
The Ten Hours Act of 1847
Helped working women and their children by limiting the amount of time the women and children could work to 10 hours. -
Elizabeth Gaskell
Wrote Mary Barton, a work of fiction. -
Free Public Schooling for children in the U.S.
Most states established public schooling for children because of a man names Horace Mann who said, " we must enrich their minds with knowledge, then our republic must go down to destruction.
