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