Industrialization Timeline

By kgourrier1
  • Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill

    Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill

    Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in 1701 because he saw the need for a machine that efficiantly planted seeds with the correct depth and spacing.
  • John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle

    John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle

    John Kay invented the flying shuttle to speed up textile production in 1733.
  • James Watt Builds the First Steam Engine

    James Watt Builds the First Steam Engine

    James Watt used steam to power an efficiant engine in 1765.
  • Marx and Engles Publish the Communist Manifesto

    Marx and Engles Publish the Communist Manifesto

    Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles published a pamphlet called the Communist Manifesto to stress presence of warring classes in 1848.
  • US Civil War Ends, US Experionces Technological Boom

    US Civil War Ends, US Experionces Technological Boom

    After the US Civil War ended, the states experienced a vast spreading of technology in 1865.
  • Gemany Becomes Dominant Industrial Power in Europe

    Gemany Becomes Dominant Industrial Power in Europe

    Germany became a major Industrial power during the Industrial Revolution in the 1870s.
  • British Unions Win Right to Strike

    British Unions Win Right to Strike

    There were unions- voluntary labor associations- in Britian, and they won the right to strike in 1875.