The industrial revolution

The Industrial Revolution & Simultaneous Events

By JBurzyn
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    The Industrial Revolution

  • Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.

    Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.

    Jethro Tull's revolutionary invention of the seed drill revolutionizes the agricultural industry and eventually leads the the enclosure movement.
  • Catherine the Great becomes czarina of Russia.

    Catherine the Great becomes czarina of Russia.

  • James Hargreaves develops the spinning jenny.

    James Hargreaves develops the spinning jenny.

    Allows you to spin several threads at once.
  • James Watt makes crutial improvements to the steam engine.

    James Watt makes crutial improvements to the steam engine.

    James Watt perfects the steam engine. Eventually power will be measured by "Watts" in honor of James Watt.
  • Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nation

    Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nation

  • The Thirteen Colonies declare their independence.

    The Thirteen Colonies declare their independence.

  • Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom

    Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom

  • Eli Whitney patens the cotton gin.

    Eli Whitney patens the cotton gin.

    This machine quickly and easily seperates the cotton from the seed allowing farmers the ability to grow more cotton and more quickly seperate it.
  • Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

    Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

    http://www.britishbattles.com/waterloo/waterloo-june-1815.htm
  • Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

    Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

    These ideas would later be twisted and misused by oppressive dictators.
  • Trade unions are legalized in Britain.

    Trade unions are legalized in Britain.

    Factory owners are now are held accountable for the treatment of their workers.