The Agricultural Revolution: Tutorial Directions
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Part A
Write down five major inventions that improved agricultural output between 1750 and 1370

Timeline of the Agricultural Revolution

Historians have often labeled the first Agricultural Revolution (which took place around 10,000 B.C.) as the period of transition from a hunting-and-gathering society to one based on stationary farming. During the 18th century, another Agricultural Revolution took place when European agriculture shifted from the techniques of the past.

New patterns of crop rotation and livestock utilization paved the way for better crop yields, a greater diversity of wheat and vegetables and the ability to support more livestock. These changes impacted society as the population became better nourished and healthier. The Enclosure Acts, passed in Great Britain, allowed wealthy lords to purchase public fields and push out small-scale farmers, causing a migration of men looking for wage labor in cities. These workers would provide the labor for new industries during the Industrial Revolution.

The Agricultural Revolution began in Great Britain around the turn of the 18th century. Several major events, which will be discussed in more detail later, include:

The perfection of the horse-drawn seed press, which would make farming less labor intensive and more productive.

The large-scale growth of new crops, such as potato and maize, by 1750.

The passing of the Enclosure Laws, limiting the common land available to small farmers in 1760.

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