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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Agricutlure led the industrial revolution. One of the inventions that led the revolution in agriculture is the seed drill. Jethro Tull invented a machine that creared that made planting crops more effcient by putting them into neat rows and more seeds actually took root! -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The textile industry was another one of the industries that was made more effecient. The flying shuttle made weaving faster.. but a new problem was presented. The spinners could not keep up with the weavers. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
Watt did not actually invent the steam engine. He merely made it more efficient. The Boulton-Watt, named thus because of the entrepreneur Mr. Boulton. It was used to help make many inventions, like steam engine-powered boats. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Socialism is when all the factors of production are owned by the people. Communism came from this. It was the idea that if we start working for each other, rather than ourselves, we wouldn't even need a leader. This idea was written about in the pamphlet the Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
After the civil war ends, the US begins to industrialize. A man, by the name Samuel Slater managed to create a spinning machine from memory. From there, the US experienced a boom in technology. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
The dominant industrial power will change from Britain to Germany in 1870. -
British Unions win right to strike
