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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
The Seed Drill greatly sped up the planting process by planting many seeds in a row at the same time the machine rolled -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The Flying Shuttle fastened the manufacturing process of textiles by erased the thread from the worker's way. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
The Steam engine was a huge change in transportation because it only required one labourer to shovel coal into the firebox that heated up water to create steam. That steam drove the gears and machinery. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
The communist manifesto were a documents that created a style of government where a citizen gives up his assets for the greater good of a country. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
The civil war was finally over and the reconstruction period had begun. The South was in ruins and inventors took advantage of that, finding new ways for machinery. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germany rose to this power by making alliances with bordering countries through William the first. They also isolated France so it became a weak threat -
British Unions win right to strike
The unions were not able to do anything about poor working conditions until then. With the right to strike, they can send a message to the factory owners that the conditions are unsatisfactory.