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18th century (1700 (poor farmers, the main occupation was farming,…
18th century
1700
poor farmers
the main occupation was farming
anglican religion
land was the source of livelihood
high death rate
firewood & coal for fuel
1760
mechanical inventions for farming are
developed
Jethro Tull’s creation of the seed
drill
the horse drawn cultivator
crop-rotation, new fertilizers, & new
livestock breeding techniques
the land is to small to invest in expensive machines
enclosure Acts are passed by the Parliament
1745
profits from the Oxford Canal etc
price of
raw materials and cost of transportation reduced
revolution in transportation
1750
population explosion
elimination of the Bubonic
Plague
disposal of sewage in the canals and the ocean
1774
large numbers of poor families who have lost their
livelihood due to the Enclosure Acts
new factories
capitalists
1780
lots of unemployed workers
great demand of housing
tenements
1785
steam engine
capitalists replace their water frames with steam
powered weaving and spinning machines
the main business is still textile manufacturing
1773
the Water Frame invented by Richard Arkwright
the first cotton factory
1800
puddling process
coal becomes
primary fuel in the new iron
industry
“New Age of Heavy
Industry”
1782
high consumption of alcohol