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The Invention of the Flying Shuttle
John Kay invents the flying shuttle. It is a boat-shaped piece of wood with yarn attached that sped back and forth on wheels, It doubled the work a weaver could do. -
The Invention of the Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny. It was a spinning wheel that allowed a weaver to make eight threads at a time. -
The Invention of the Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invents the water frame. It used a wheel powered by a stream of water used to power machines. -
Capitalism is Founded
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations defending the idea of a free economy and a free market, establishing the capitalism economic system. -
The Invention of the Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule. It combined the spinning jenny and the water frame. It made stronger, finer, and more consistent thread run by water power. -
Samuel Slater Brings the Spinning Machine to America
Samuel Slater memorized the British spinning machine and remade it for the U.S. -
Moses Brown builds the First Factory Outside Britian
Moses Brown opens a factory to mass produce thread outside of Britian. -
Utilitarianism is Founded
Jeremy Bentham writes The Principals of International Law, establishing the utilitarian economic system. -
The Invention of the Steam Engine
Richard Trevithick invents the stean engine, funded by Samuel Homfray. It gave people a new method of transportation that was faster and could carry more weight than the previous methods. -
The United States Industrializes
The War of 1812 begins and Britian blockades the United States, forcing them to develop its own independent industries and industrializes the conutry. -
Britian Ends Slavery
William Wilberforce fights for the rights of slaves and Britian abolishes it with the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. -
The Invention of Morse Code
Morse Code was invented by Samuel F.B. Morse. It gave a language that could be used when comunicating by sound or light. -
The First Women's Rights Convention
The first of many conventions of women fighting for equal rights. -
Britian Passes the Ten Hours Act
With this bill, women and children were limited to work for no more than 10 hours a day. -
Elizabeth Gaskell Writes Mary Barton
A fiction book about the life of living in a Manchester slum, with an accurate portrayal of the urban life at the time. -
Communism is Founded
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write The Communist Manifesto, establishing the communist economic system. -
Socialism is Founded
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write The Communist Manifesto, These ideas influenced reformers to take a similar approach and founded socialism. -
John D. Rockefeller Founds the Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller opens his first oil company, leading to one of the biggest distributers of oil durring the Industrial Revolution. -
Andrew Carnegie Founds His First Steel Industry
Andrew Carnegie opens his first steel industry, leading to one of the biggest steel providers of the Industrial Revolution. -
Jane Addams founds the Hull House
Jane Addams founds a series of facilities for working class women in Chicago.
