They both originated as English settlements.
The Agricultural Revolution paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. As wealthy landowners bought and enclosed farmland, many people were forced to become TENANT FARMER or move to the cities. The Industrial Revolution began in the TEXTILE industry. Newly invented machines such as the SPINNING MACHINE helped increase the rate at which yarn and thread were made. Industrialization increased the demand for cotton as well. This led to Eli Whitney's invention of the COTTON GIN.
<span>The
other major motivation of Wallace was to understand the origin of
species.</span>
<span>Russel
Wallace was a British naturalist like
Darwin. His
greatest accomplishment was formulate the theory of evolution through
natural selection. His theory, tough contemporary and very similar to
Darwin’s evolution theory, was completely independent.
They both formulate their
theories roughly at the same time!</span>
