Timeline Flashcards
What happens in 1694?
What happens in 1700?
Onwards improvements in agricultural technolodgy contribute to the agricultural revolution
What happens in 1707?
The first turnpike trusts are established
What happens in 1709?
Abraham Darby develops a blast furnace cabale of producing high quality iron
What happens in 1712?
Thomas Newcomen develops the atmospheric enginer, the first practical steam engine
What happens in 1730s-1780s?
The invention of new and larger spinning and weaving machines shifts textile iondustry into factories
What happens in 1757?
The Sankey Canal is opened
What happens in 1761?
The bridgewater Canal is opened
What happens in 1763?
Victory in the seven Years’ war gives britian increased tarde access to colonies in India and North America
What happens in 1769?
James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power
What happens in 1783?
Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products
What happens in 1785?
The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in a textiles factory
What happens in 1801?
The first official population censis is held in britian
What happens in 1813?
The first working steam locomotive, known as Puffing Billy, is built
What happens in 1825?
The first English public steam railway (from stockton to Darlington) is opened
