Industry

Industrialism

By agan1
  • Jethro Tull invents the seed drill

    Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
    His seed drill would sow seed in uniform rows and cover up the seed in the rows. Up to that point, sowing seeds was done by hand by scattering seeds on the ground.
  • John Kay invents flying shuttle

    John Kay invents flying shuttle
    John Kay invented the flying shuttle, an improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster.
  • James Watt builds the first steam engine

    James Watt builds the first steam engine
    James watt invents the first steam engine in 1765 leading many new opportunities.
  • Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

    Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
    Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in 1848 and spark new ideas of types of goverment.
  • US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom

    US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
    US experiences a tech boom and takes creations from England and start putting it into mills.
  • Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe

    Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
    Germany becomes the dominant industrial power in Europe in 1870.
  • British Unions win right to strike

    British Unions win right to strike
    Parliament finally repeals the law that forbids Unions from striking.