HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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developers of new agricultural techniques.
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inventors of new industrial processes.
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American inventors of the sewing machine.
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pioneers in improved sanitation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jethro Tull contributes to this movement by inventing the seed drill. Using a horse, the seed drill laid seeds in neat rows. Lord Townshend also revolutionized agriculture by insisting on the need for crop rotation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Lord Townshend introduced crop rotation, which led to an increase in food production and less dependence on livestock for food, consequently leading to a population increase. He introduced a crop rotation technique that had never been used in England but was already in use in Holland.
Detailed explanation-3: -He introduced a Flemish system, later developed as the ‘Norfolk four-course rotation’, and also leading to him acquiring the name of ‘Turnip’ Townshend. His rotation had clover, wheat, turnips and barley as the four crops grown in rotation, the clover and turnips removing the need for a fallow area.