Events
Coal became the most important natural resourcePopulation increased by 50%Eli Whitney invented the cotton ginReduced labor and more employment in factoriesHydroelectric power developedSpinning Jenny invented by James HargreavesSteam engine locomotive created
by George StephensonPatriot soldiers built armament
plants and gunpowder mills
during the Crimean WarLabor unions started trying to
get rights for factory workersMary Wollstonecraft created the
Vindication for the Rights of Womenfirst women's rights convention
held in Seneca Fallsalmost all women were given the right to
vote, own property, and earn wagesTextile industry revolutionizedLouis Pasteur discovered vaccinesAgricultural RevolutionNew labor force created in the factoriesUrbanization increases dramaticallyPrussia first utilized trains to mobilize soldiersDevelopment of turnpikesNew jobs created and people
were able to afford more itemsPeriods
First Industrial RevolutionSecond Industrial RevolutionWatt steam engine invented by James Watt
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