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Tull invents seed drill and horse-drawn hoe
Jethro Tull invents the seed drill and horse-drawn hoe- completely revolutionising agricultural techniques and methods. -
Establishment of 'four year crop rotation'
Townshend establishes the 'four-year crop rotation' -
Leicester sheep produced through selective breeding
Robert Bakewell produces Leicester sheep through selective breeding. The sheep were made to be better than other breeds in terms of quality of wool and meat. -
Agricultural methods improve
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England's first plough manufacturing factory opens
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The iron plough is invented
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Development of threshing machine
Andrew Meikle produces the first threshing machine -
Around two-thirds of workers were children
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War between England and France
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Britain at war with France
As a result of the war, the supply of imported grain decreased, and therefore the price caused the price to increase. -
People in poorer villages starve
Due to the war, the shortage of grain has caused the prices to rise rapidly. People in poorer villages begin to starve because they aren't able to purchase the good - grain. -
Speenhamland provide relief for poor
Speenhamland provided a new system where the bread was priced much more reasonably. They based the price around the number of kids a man had etc. -
Food riots occur due to high bread prices
Due to the war, the supply of imported grain decreases, and therefore, the price of the good will increase. With higher prices, people will become hesitant to buy the good; the poor will most likely suffer. Food riots become more frequent, as people demand and protest for lower prices. -
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Trade unions banned due to Combination Acts
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Luddites damage textile machines
Luddites - an organisation of textile workers - rebel in order to fight for standard labour practices and conditions. -
Large numbers killed in Peterloo massacre
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Act sets limits on children's working hours
The act sets a limit of hours children can work. -
Parliament permit and allow trade unions
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Unions demanding higher wages were denied
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Swing riots result in damaged farm machinery
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Act bans kids under 9 from working
Factory Act bans kids under nine from working -
Speenhamland system abolished
Employers took the system to their advantage - further lowering wages - whilst leaving workers with smaller wages. -
Act forces poor to live in workhouses
Poor Law Amendment Act force poor to live in workhouses -
Deere produces first cast-steel plow
John Deere produces the first commercially successful cat-steel plough. -
Members of Parliament begin to inspect mines
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Girls & boys under 10 banned from mines
Mines Act bans employment of girls and boys under 10 -
Public Health Act sets up Boards of Health
The Board of Health deals with sanitation in the workplace (i.e.: mines and textile mills), -
Maximum working hours set by Factory Act
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Public Health Act regulates water supply and sewage
