One event took place in 1781, one year after this all started. This had happened when Walt adapted his steam engine from a reciprocal to rotary motion, he created this by producing continuous rotary motions. Then four years later in 1785, was when Edmund cartwright invented the powerloom, Which after 1800 was powered by new steam engines. Replaced by the flying shuttle. Five years later after that in the late 70s, 1790, cartwright changed all his big factories over from water power to steam engines. Then in 1799 about nine years later, some combination acts were made illegal in England for workers to unionize in order to bargain for higher pay and better working conditions. …show more content…
The year after 1799 another event occured. The 1800 event was when 10 million tons of coal appeared in great britain shocking everybody. Another year later in 1801, Richard trevithick drove the cornish “puffer”, steam powered locomotive down the street of camborne, England. Ten years later in 1811, The Luddite Rebellion had begun, it began in Nottingham and was very ride in the region and many people stressed over it, it wasn’t a good thing especially at that time. Another year later in 1812, The parliament passed a law making it illegal by penalty of death to destroy machines, for example mostly industrial machines. Then in 1813, fourteen Luddites hung out in manchester after a huge day of