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First Central Bank established in England
england really needed a central bank because the nation's finances had been in disarray and William Paterson noticed there was no real system of money or credit. The Bank was established as a commercial operation but also secured large government accounts, becoming the government's banker and debt manager. -
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Industrial Revolution time line
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Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine.
In 1712 thomas Newcomen invented the world's first successful steam engine.The engine pumped water using a vacuum created by condensed steam. It became an important method of draining water from deep mines and later it was used to power all factories, trains, steamboats, and more -
Henry Cort invented highly successful iron refining techniques.
henry cort made a way to convert pig iron into wrought iron by heating it in a certain way. this affected the revolution because it made it so they can build taller and stronger homes, factories and pretty much anything made of iron. -
Combination Acts make it illegal in England for workers to unionize
the Combination Acts of 1799 were passed by William Pitt the Younger. the acts make it was working classmen were not allowed to conform to ask for better working conditions and better pay.the significance of this event was it made the working classes stuck where they are with pertty much no other options -
George Stephenson patented a steam engine locomotive that ran on rails
george Stephenson made the first steam-powered train that caryed passengers. it helps the revolution by giving a fast way to get from place to place -
106,000 power looms operating in Great Britain.
Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom and it was a major part of the textile industry and a main source of money for Great Britain. The impact is that they had a lot of them so they were marking a lot of money off the textiles. but with the power looms there also bought unfair and harsh labor for men and even children -
Public Health Act gives government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage.
united kingdom parliament passed the public health ack in 1875 which makes a solution to getting rid of waste and sewage and not just throwing it on the street. the impact it made fewer people were getting sick because of it and it made fewer people die from diseases -
Education Act made school compulsory for children up to age 10
the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the education act that made kids under the age of 10 have to go to school. this made the kids have more of a childhood and not have to work in factories all of there life's. also, it had people in school longer and the long there in school the smarter they will get. -
236 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain.
there were 10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain in 1800 a little more ta\han 100-year they mined 23 times the amount they had before. the impact was they had more cole to power of the machines. but they are taking all the natural resources and there isnot an unlimated amount of them -
English government mandates and funds compulsory education for all citizens through age 18.
the government made it so you had to go to school up until you were 18. the impact was everyone got equal education and did not have to work in factories their entire lives. the best part of it was it was free and anyone does not matter how poor you were you could go to school and get a chance to get a better life
