There are two tasks in assignment #2
1. The invention of the Agricultural Revolution
Read these links and write one paragraph that discusses what the farmer Jethro Tull invented.
Jethro Tull (wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(agriculturist)
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljethrotull.htm
2. History of the Steam Engine- read this (long) Wikipedia entry about the Steam Engine and:
Write 1 sentence describing what it was used for during the industrial age (or the industrial revolution).
Assignment 2.) Task 1.)
ReplyDeleteJethro Tull invented the seed drill. It is a machine that precisely plants seed in rows and covers them up. This invention increased crop prduction 8 fold.
Task 2.)
Steam engines were used for close to everything that required either man or water power during the industrial revolution.