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Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill
Before the invention of the seed drill, farmers would scatter seed on their fields and hope that they would take root. However, not many of the seeds would take root and there would be wasted seed. The seed drill allowed the farmers to plow even rows and drill deeper into soil, resulting in more crop -
John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle increased the productivity of the weavers. The weavers could weave twice the amount that they used to do. Since the spinners could not keep up with the weavers, there was a cash prize awarded to the person who could develop a more efficient spinning machine. -
James Watt Builds the First Steam Engine
James Watt teamed up with entrepreneur Matthew Boulton to produce more steam engines. Eventually, American inventor Robert Fulton ordered a steam engine from Boulton and Watt and built the steamboat Clermont -
Marx and Engels Publish "The Communist Manifesto"
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto. They wrote about the bourgeoisie, or the "haves,"and the proletariats, or the "have-nots" -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
After the Civil War ends, inventions such as the reaper, the telegraph, the sewing machine, and the telephone were invented. -
Germany becomes Dominant Industrial Power in Europe
Germany was politically divided during the Industrialization, but after a coal-rich Ruhr Valley came up in West Central Germany, Germany began a rapid Industrialization and soon became a dominant power in Europe -
British Unions Win Right to Strike
After the Parliament passed the Combinations Acts that prohibited unions and strikes, workers only became angrier and formed unions, regardless of the risks. The Parliament eventually had to repeal the Combinations Acts
