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Refrigeration
In 1748 William Cullen invented the first refrigirator while attending the university of Glasgow. With the invention of the refrigirator it was possible to sell fesh food and meat. -
Industrial reveloution
The industrial reveloution was the transition of new manufactoring machines in the period from 1750 to 1850. The industrial reveloution began in Britian and quickly spread to other countries. Many inventions took place such as the cotton gin, first aeroplane and the telegraph. -
Electricity
In 1752 Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning was elcttricity. He achieved by conducting an experiment using a kite. Benjamin was the first person ever to use the words positive and negative. -
Steam engine
The first steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen powered all early steam boats and factories. Steam engines mde it easier and faster to transport goods. -
US declares independance
By 1776 U.S. achieves indepence and is no longer under the rule of Britian. -
Founding of Sydney
The first fleet of Brits arrived in Sydney in 1788 establishing and developing a european styled City. British settlement in Sydeny brought a massive change in the Abroginal way of living their everyday lives. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin is a machine that was inveted by Eli Whitney in 1794 for separating cotton from its seeds. -
Photographs
Joseph Nicephore Niepce was a French inventor who produced the first succesful photograph in 1827 using a camera obscura. -
William Wiberforce
William Wiberforce was a Chistian member of parliment who led the campaign to put an end to the slave trade. He then campaigned for the outlawing of owning slaves in 1833 just days before his death. -
Factory acts 1833
In 1833 the government released Factory acts that limited the amount of hours children could work. These acts aimed to improve conditions for children working in factories were conditions were often terrible. Some of the basic acts were:
No child workers under the age of nine
Children are not to work at night
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The Suez Canal
The Suez Canal built by the British and the French in the 1850's linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red sea. This made it no longer necessary to go around the tip of africa to get fom Europe to Asia by sea. The Suez Canal was a massive step forward in making it easier to transport goods. -
The first Automobile
The first ever Automobile was designed and built in 1855 by Karl Benz. He drove it for the first time in 1856. The invention of the Automobile created many new jobs as the gas stations were increasing across the country and mechanics began to earn a living fixing the problems of many cars. -
End of convict system in Western Australia
There were over 162,000 sent to Western Australia from Britian by the end of the convict system in 1868. -
Australian Federation
Australia became an independent country on 1 January 1901. The British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. -
Invention of the aeroplane
The invenrtion of the first succesful aeroplaen by the Wright brothers was another step that reshaped the way people lived. The aeroplane made it very easy to travel long journey or to another country or even helped the transpot of goods. -
Europe controls the globe
By 1913 Europeans control 84% of the globe. -
World War 1
WW1 was a gobal war in the centre of Europe in 1914-1918. The war drew in all the world's economic great powers,the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a 48 mile ship canal. Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean. It was built so ships can cross the Isthmus of Panama which was good for trade as ships could cross the isthmus of Panama easily.
