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Jethro Tull
Jethro Hull was one of the first scientific farmers. He developed the seed drill, a machine that allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths. This caused more seeds to took root, increasing production. -
John Kay
John Kay was a machinist that made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. It was boat-shaped and made of wood. Yarn was attached; the invention doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
James Watt
James Watt figured out a way to make te steam engine work faster and more efficiently by burning less fuel. -
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton combined the features of James Hargreaves' spinning jenny and Richard Arkwright's water frame to produce the spinning mule. It produced stronger thread, increasing quantity. -
Thomas Malthus
His important ideas along with those of Devid Ricardo were the foundation of laissez-faire capitalism. -
Sneaking Secret Plans
William Cockerill illegally carried secret plans for spinning machinery into the United States. His son eventually built an indutrail enterprise. -
United States - Blockaded
Britain blockaded the United States to try and keep it from engaging in international trade. -
Revolutionizing the American Textile Industry
Francis Cabot Lowell of Boston and four other investors mechanized every stage in the manufacture of cloth. They had a weaving factoy in Waltham, Massachusetts, which earned them enough money to build a larger operation in other towns. -
David Ricardo
Believed the permanent underclass would always be poor, like Malthus. -
Lowell, Massachusetts
By the 1820's, the city had become a manufactoring center and a paragon for other towns. -
New Harmony
Robert Owen built houses in a community he;d built called New Harmony. He intended for it to be a utopia, or perfect living place. -
Locomotives on the New Line
Trials were held in 1829 after the first railroad track was laid to choose the best locomotive that would be used. -
Railways Officially Open
The Liverpool-Manchester railway was officially opened; it was an immediate success. -
Brutal Prison Conditions
Alexis de Tocqueville, a French writer, and reformers sought to change the conditions of American prisons. -
Britain Abolishes Slavery
William Wilberforce led the fight for abolition in Britain. After he retired from Parliament, he still fought and eventually won. -
Factory Act of 1833
This act restricted working age and hours to avoid extreme child labor. For years after the act was passed, rules were not strongly enforced. -
Samuel B. Morse
Samuel F. B. Morse, a New England painter, first sent electrical signals over a telegraph. -
Tne Hours Act of 1847
This act limited the workday to women and children who worked in factories. -
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx publishes a book called The Communist Maifesto, which only produced a few short-term results. -
Beginning of the movement for Women's Rights.
Women began to wonder why it was acceptable for them to be denied rights just because of gender, so they led revolts. -
Public School Systems
Horace Mann wanted free public education for all children: he believed that without an educated generation, "...republic must go down to destruction." -
The Union Wins the Civil War
The enslavement of Africans in America ends with the Union winning the civil war. -
Standard Oil - Carnegie Steel
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Reformers Fight Against Child Labor
During this year, a group of progressive reformers and a number of factory workers joined forces to argue the point of child labor being a bad thing. -
Child Labor Laws Objected by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court objected against child labor laws, reasoning that it interfered with states' rights to regulate labor.