Industrial Revolution Timeline
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Invention of the Seed Drill
1701
Invented by Jethro Tull, the seed drill was made to sow seeds in neat rows, and it helped make farming more efficient
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British Agricultural Revolution
1750-1850
Some people would move into cities, creating urban areas, which resulted in more crops, which were also cheaper, which meant a larger population and people lived longer due to price and availability of good food
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Invention of Selective Breeding
1760s
Robert Bakewell bred animals with certain traits to produce more animals with those traits
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The Industrial Revolution
1760-1820s/40s
The Industrial Revolution was the switch from man power to machine power in manufacturing processes
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Enclosure Movement
1760-1832
The movement when land started to be enclosed with fences, and wealthy landowners bought land from farmers who then moved to cities. Farming became a profitable business.
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Invention of the Water Frame
1769
The water frame was a large spinning machine invented by Richard Arkwright that would be able to cope with the increased demand. It got its name because it needed energy from a water mill to power it.
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Development of Textile Mills
1771
The development of textile mills improved farming and also helped people make cloth and clothing faster than before.
Photo by Tim Green aka atoach
Invention of the 10-Horsepower Steam Engine
1781
James Watt's 10-horsepower steam engine was a steam engine that produced continuous rotative motion.
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Invention of the Power Loom
1784/85
The power loom, designed by Edmund Cartwright, was a mechanized loom powered by a line shaft.
Photo by Knoxville Museum of Art
Invention of the Cotton Gin
April 1793
Invented by Eli Whitney, the cotton gin was a machine that automated the separation of cotton seed from the short-staple cotton fiber.
Photo by USDAgov
World Population reaches 1 Billion
1804
It is estimated that the world population reached 1 billion in 1804, and it took another 123 years to reach 2 billion
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First Locomotive
February 22, 1804
Richard Trevithick built the first steam engine tramway locomotive to replace horse-drawn carts
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Ned Ludd and the Luddite Movement
1811-1817
Ned Ludd angrily smashed 2 knitting frames in 1779, inspiring Artisans to protest and destroy machines that would put them out of work.
Photo by asitrac
Liverpool-Manchester Railway Founded
1830
The Liverpool-Manchester Railway was founded in 1830, and it was the first twin-track, inter-urban passenger railway.
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Development of the Standard Oil Company and Trust
1870
Standard Oil was founded by John D. Rockefeller, and, by the early 1880s, it controlled around 90% of U.S. refineries and pipelines.
Photo by GreenLight Designs (Jordan Green)
