Lesson 7 of 15 • 16 upvotes • 9:59mins
The lesson talks about the introduction to the new Threshing Machines that reduced the farmer's dependency on the labourers for Grain production expansion. We also see how Agricultural Depression sets in and the spread of Captain Swing riots in the event of destroying the new Threshing Machines.
15 lessons • 2h 30m
Introduction and The coming of Modern Agriculture in England - Lesson 1
10:24mins
The time of Open Fields and Commons - Lesson 2
10:15mins
The time of Open Fields and Commons - Lesson 3
9:46mins
New demands for Grain - Lesson 4
9:38mins
The age of Enclosures - Lesson 5
8:52mins
Enclosures and the Poor- Lesson 6
10:43mins
The threshing machines - Lesson 7
9:59mins
The coming of Modern Agriculture in the USA - Lesson 8
8:46mins
The Westward Move and Wheat Cultivation - Lesson 9
9:27mins
The wheat farmers - Lesson 10
9:39mins
The coming of New Technology - Lesson 11
11:35mins
What happened to the poor? - Lesson 12
8:37mins
Dust Bowl- lesson 13
10:54mins
The Indian Farmer and the Opium Production - Lesson 14
10:51mins
A taste for Tea : The Trade with China - Lesson 15
11:21mins