Industrial revolution

Before the Industrial Revolution

  • Period: Mar 13, 1300 to

    Before the Industrial Revolution

  • End of the Black Plague
    Mar 13, 1347

    End of the Black Plague

    It killed nearly everyone in Europe. 75 million. It was carried over 3 or 4 years untill 1350/51. But it started in 1347.
  • Changes in Medicine
    Jan 1, 1349

    Changes in Medicine

    Changes in medicine and increase in life expectancy following the black death.
  • Invention of the printing press
    Mar 13, 1440

    Invention of the printing press

    This helped with spreading information. And helped with printing thousands of books every day.
  • Discovery of America
    Mar 20, 1492

    Discovery of America

    Columbus discoverd North and South America, and that is where he found the potatoes. When they got there they farmed cotton sugar cain, corn which made jobs and created more industry.
  • Exploration of South America
    Mar 17, 1515

    Exploration of South America

    South America was first explored by Christopher Colombus in 1515.
  • Hospitals in England
    Mar 17, 1515

    Hospitals in England

    In 1515 there was only three hospitals in England. For 200 million people in the population.
  • Intro of the Potato in Europe
    Mar 17, 1532

    Intro of the Potato in Europe

    When the potato was introduced in 1532 there was a minor population boom in England, because it kept people alive so people didnt starve.
  • Population Boom

    Population Boom

    In england they started growing potatoes, so many more people stopped starving, The higher birth rates and lower mortality rates potatoes encouraged led to a tremendous population explosion wherever the potato travelled, particularly in Europe, the US and the British Empire.
  • Start of the English Civil War

    Start of the English Civil War

    There were three civil wars, the first one lasting 1642–46 the second 1648–49 and the third 1649–51.
  • Start of democracy in England

    Start of democracy in England

    In England after the english civil war was that start of democarcy in England. They made their King usless so they stated a parlement and the English were the fast ones to do this.
  • Invention of the seed drill

    Invention of the seed drill

    Jethro Tull's seed drill invented in 1701.
  • Invention of the Rotherham plough

    Invention of the Rotherham plough

    Joseph Foljambe's Rotherham plough of 1730.
  • The Industrial Revolution starts in England

    The Industrial Revolution starts in England

  • End of the Industrial Revolution in England

    End of the Industrial Revolution in England

  • Australia finished Industrialising

    Australia finished Industrialising