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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
The seed drill allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths. A much larger share of the seeds took root, boosting crop yields. -
John Kay invents the flying shuttle
In the textile indusrty, the inventions progressed and a machinist named John Kay made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. This flying shuttle, a boat- shaped piece of wood to which yarn was attached, doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
The steam engine was the solution to work faster and more efficiently while burning less fuel. Watt joined with an entrepreneur who managed his business, Boulton, and together they invented and sold engines. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Marx, a poor German journalist and Engels, son of a textile mill in Manchester together outlined their ideas of the community and government in their 23- page pamphlet. This pamphlet declares their new way of government, communism. -
US civil war ends; Us experiences technological boom
US civil war: In the early 1800s, the movement to fufill the promise of the Declaration of Independence by ending slavery. The enslavement of African people ended when the Union won the Civil War in 1865. Us experiences technological boom: After the Civil War ended, the country experienced a technological boom. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germany industrialized. By following the Brittish model, they importing British equiptment and engineers. Germany built railroads. Germany's economic strength lead to their superior military power. By the late 1800s, a unified, imperial Germany had become both an industrial and a military giant. -
British unions win right to stike
By 1875, British trade unions had won the right to strike and picket peacefully. They had also built up a membership of about 1 million people.
