1700's
1700
Industrial Revolution started in Britain
The four key drivers were textile manufacturing, iron founding, steam power and cheap labour. The British forbade the export of machinery, skilled workers, and manufacturing techniques. It still has repercussions now a days.
1712
Thomas Newcom's Steam Engine
He partnered with T. Savery and created a better version of his engine.
1720
Industrial Revolution started in Europe
It began in Belgium
1723
Crop Rotation 4 course invented by Charles Townshend
The sequence consisted in four crops (wheat, turnips, barley and clover), that allowed livestock to be bred year-round.
1723
Adam Smith was born
Founder of nowadays economics, co-founder of the Select Society. Main ideology: society could be manipulated and shaped, men was the main political subject
1773
Flying shuttle invented by John Kay
It enabled cloth to be woven faster, of a greater width, and for the process to later be mechanized.
1708
Coke starts being applied to iron
Abraham Darby's idea helped successfuly smelt iron ore.
1750 - 1800
1759
Adam Smith's "The theory of moral sentiments" was published
Talks about why men is interested in the fortune of others and the principle of sympathy over moral sense.
1764
Spinning Jenny invented by James Hargreaves
Multi-spindle spinning frame that allowed to make clothes 6 times faster.
1764
Sugar Act
Introduced high customs for sugar and molasses imported from outside of England and the British colonies.
1723
Napoleon Bonaparte was born
One of the most important military and political symbols in the history of Europe.
1765
The Watt Engine
James Watt improved the already existing steam engine by separating the condenser.
1769
Water Frame by Richard Arkwright
It allowed large-scale spinning to take place on just a single machine.
1764
First water-powered cotton mill
Constructed by Thorp Mill at Royton, Lancashire, England.
1775
James Watt patented his improvement in the steam engine
1775
James Watt patented his improvement in the steam engine
1776
Thirteen Colonies declared theirindependence from Britain
With the help of France and Spain, they defeated the British in the AmericanRevolutionary War.
1783
Treaty of Paris
Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America.
1776
Wealth of Nations
Book published by Adam Smith Gave, where he gave currency to mercantilism. Considered the first book that talked about modern economy.
1783
First hot-air baloon
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by the Montgolfier brothers
1787-1799
French Revolution
Britain officially recognized the independence of the United States of America.
1790
Adam Smith death
Before he passed away, he instructed for all of his unfinished writing to be burn.
1790
American Industrial Revolution
Attributed to Samuel Slater who opened the first industrial mill in the United States
1776
Robert Malthus "Essay on the principle of population"
The book predicted a grim future, as population would increase geometrically, doubling every 25 years, but food production would only grow arithmetically, which would result in famine and starvation, unless births were controlled.
1799
Buonaparte took control of France
1799
Buonaparte took control of France
1799
First wool machine in Belgium
Brought by William Cockerill
1799
Vaccine research leaped forward
Vaccination agains smallpox by Edward Jenner was supported and started reaching European countries.
1799
Combination Act
Prohibited trade unions and collective bargaining by British workers.