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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull a scientific farmer who was the inventor of the seed drill. -
John Kay
John Kay, a machinist, made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. -
James Watt
James Watt, a mathematical instrutment maker, figured out a way to make the steam engine work faster while burning less fuel. -
Malthus
Malthus wrote an essay arguing that population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, this became true in the 1840's. -
1799
A carpenter named William Cockerill illegally made his way to Belgium. -
Standard Oil and Carnagie Steel Compainies
In the late 1800's Carnagie Steel Company and Standard Oil Companies sprang up. -
1812
During the war of 1812, Britian blockaded the USA. They were trying to keep the USA from engaging in international trade. -
1813
Investors revoulutionized the American textile industry. -
Ricardo
Ricardo wrote an essay in 1817, stating that underclasses would always be poor. -
Lowell, Massachusettes
In the lte 1820's Lowell, Massachusetts, became a booming manufactoring center and model for other towns. -
New Harmony
Josh Stuart Mill founded a cooperative community called New Harmony, he intended this place to be a perfect living place. -
1829
Trials were held to choose the best locomotive for use on the new line. -
1830
The Liverpool-Manchester Railway opened officially in 1830. -
1831
A French writer named Alexis de Tocqueville wrote about the brutal conditions in American prisons. -
Factory Act of 1833
In 1833 the Factory Act was passed by parliament. It stated that children under nine could work in factories. -
Britian Abolishes Slavery
Britain finally abolished slavery throughout its empire in 1833. -
Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse, a New England painter. He was the first to send electrical signals over the telegraph. -
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton combined features of spinning jenny and the water frame to produce the spinning mule. -
Ten Hours Act of 1847
The Ten Hours Act limited the workday to ten hours for women and children who worked in factories. -
1848
In 1848 The Communist Manifesto was published. -
Women's Rights
The movement for the right for women began as early as 1848 in the United States. -
Public School Systems
Many states were starting public school systems in 1850. -
1865
The Union won the Civil War in 1865. -
1904
A group of reformers organized the National Child Labor Comitee to end child labor. -
1919
The U.S. Supreme Court objected to the federal child labor law. They ruled that it interfered with states right to regulate labor.