Assessment #1 by Ian

1804-Steam Locomotive

2139540 — 2025-01-15 18:20:56 UTC

The steam locomotive changed the industrial revolution by allowing people to get more goods a further distance in a shorted amount of time

1764-Spinning Jenny

2139540 — 2025-01-27 17:55:43 UTC

The spinning jenny could be seen as the start of the industrial revolution. The spinning jenny was one of the first inventions to allow a single worker to spin multiple threads at one time, lowering the labor cost dramatically.

1785-Power loom

2139540 — 2025-01-27 18:01:15 UTC

The power loom was on of the first inventions that was able to produce yarn or fabric in a short period of time without a worker having to work it. This meant that the labor cost went even lower because they had a machine that ran off coal and water not a human.

1838-Queen Victoria Coronated

2139540 — 2025-01-29 18:17:44 UTC

Queen Victoria was queen from 1838-1901 under her reign she brought england to its "golden age". She was a very big part in the start of imperialism and she was always hungry for more land and power.

1850-Scramble For Africa

2139540 — 2025-01-31 17:57:37 UTC

The scramble for Africa was when European countries like Berlin England Spain and more wanted to take control over Africa because of goods like gold and diamonds. Not only that but they would also be seen as the world most powerful nation.

1884-Berlin Conference

2139540 — 2025-01-31 18:02:13 UTC

The Berlin conference was a conference that was held by the leaders of the European countries that were in the scramble for Africa. The meeting was meant to decide what they were going to do with Africa. However none of the leaders from any African country were invited.