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Rise Of Slavery
Slavery started in the 1600's in North America. -
Steam Engine
Thomas Savery invented the first ever Steam Engine in 1698. -
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Industrial Revolution 1750 - 1850
This was a process of agriculture, industrial technology, and organization of labor, transport and business. It happened in Great Britain. -
Electricity
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. He discovered that storms were a form of electricity. -
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was an English Politician, Philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. -
Automobile
The history of the automobile begins as early as 1769, with the creation of steam engine automobiles capable of human transport. -
Us Declares Independence
Independence Day, also known as 4th of July is when USA declared independence from Great Britain. It is now a federal holiday in USA. -
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End Of Convict System in WA
Governor Philip (1788-1792) founded a system of labour in which people, whatever their crime, were employed according to their skills - as brick makers, carpenters, nurses, servants, cattlemen, shepherds and farmers. -
Founding Of Sydney
Arthur Phillip discovered Sydney on January 26th, 1788. Australia in general was originally discovered by the Aboriginals. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was a machine that separated cotton fibres from their seeds easily and quickly. it was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. -
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Refrigeration
In the early 1800's Thomas Moore created a home version of the icehouse which was a portable insulated chamber cooled by block ice. This was known as the refrigerator. In 1834 scientist Jacob Perkins built the first functioning refrigerator. -
Photographs
The first photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce/ -
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The Factory Acts 1833, 1844
In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. In 1844 he Act reduced the hours of work for children between eight and thirteen to six and a half a day. -
The Seuz Canal
This is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. -
Australian Federation 1901
The Federation of Australia was the process of the six separate British Self – Governing Colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia formed one nation. They were then known as Australia. -
Aeroplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the Aeroplane in 1903. -
The Panama Canal
This is a 77.1 Kilometer ship that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. -
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WW1 Starts 1914
This began in 1914, this was a global war centered in Europe that began on the 28th of July 1914 and lasted until 11th November 1918.
