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Jethro Tull
Many seeds failed to take root and he solved the problem with an invention called the seed drill. -
John Kay
He made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. -
James Watt
Watt figured out a way to make the steam engine work faster and more efficiently while buring less fuel. -
Samuel Crompton
He combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frame to produce the spinning rule. -
1799
William Cockerill illegally made his way to Belgium. -
Carginie Steel
They sought to control every aspect of their own industries in order to make big profits. -
Women Rights
Women led reform movements to address for social issues. -
1812
During the War, Britain blackaded forced the young country to use its own resources to develop independent industries. -
1813
Francis Cabot Lowell of Boston and four other investors revolutionized the American textile industry. -
Lowell, Massachusetts
It had become a booming manufacturing center and a model for other such towns. -
New Harmony
Robert Owen found a cooperative community called New Harmony. -
1829
Trials were held to choose the best locomotive for use on the new line. -
1830
In France, sustained industrial growth occured. -
Slavery Abolised
Britain finally abolished slavery in its empire. -
Samuel Morse
A New England painter, first sent electrical signals over a telegraph. -
1848
Elizabeth Gaskell's mary Barton is a work of fiction. -
Public School Systems
Many states were starting public schooling and it was free. -
1865
The United States remained primarily agricultural until the Civil War ended.