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Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull created a device called the seed drill that benefited the growth of crops. The machine would specify the location of the seed based on space and depth to increase the probability of the seed taking root. -
John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
In 1733, John kay made a boat shaped device that worked by moving back and forth on wheels with yarn attached. The device doubled the amount of work a weaver could do in a day. This was one of the first major developments that spurred the industrial revolution. -
Watt Builds the Steam Engine
The steam engine was first used to by coal miners to take water out of mines, but it was very inefficient which caused James Watt to build a better version of the steam engine in 1765. In 1774 he joined up with Matthew Boulton, an entreprenuer who encouraged the production of the engines. -
Marx and Engels Publish the Communist Manifesto
Marx and Engels published this pamphlet to display their new socialist ideas. They believed that the higher class and the lower class are extremely divided between the 'haves' and the 'have nots.' -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
After the Civil War, there was a technological boom in the US due to some of the same reasons that Britain was so successful. They increeased wealth of natural resources, had a railroad system, and had a burst of inventions that led to their success. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
When the Germans started to copy the example of Britain, the started to increase their wealth in the industrial revolution. Germans sent their children to learn from the examples in England, and they built very important railroads. Their success helped them also build a very strong military force. -
British Unions win right to strike
Groups of laborers went of stike because they believed that they were being treated unfairly. When these people were skilled, there would be a negative impact of the company if the all of a suddenly left. Finallly after a long time of arguing, the Parliament repealed the Combination Acts, and then by 1875 the workers won the right to stike.
