The Industrial Revolution influenced the creation of many inventions in agriculture today. A few of these inventions are John Deere's steel plow, Jethro Tull's seed drill, James Hargreave's spinning jenny and Eli Whitneys's cotton gin. All these inventions were huge advancements that influenced many inventions later to come.
The four inventors that were arguably the most influential in this time period were Jethro Tull, John Deere, Eli Whitney, and James Hargreaves. Their inventions changed the way that farmers lived and worked. They changed the way that crops could be harvested and grown. These inventions also increased efficiency of harvesting materials such as cotton, seeds, and decreased the amount of effort and time taken to till the soil using the steel plow. Though these inventions helped people back in the 1800's, they also effect our lives today. These inventions gave new ideas and ways of thinking that influenced many others later to come. You can observe the effects of the Agricultural Revolution by just going to a grocery store. These crops and textiles were |
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