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Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was an event where American Colonists dumped a load of tea into Boston Harbor as a challenge to British power. The reason for the Boston Tea Party was that the American Colonists were being taxed by the government (on things like tea) of Great Britain in which they had no representation. 'No taxes without representaion' became ther motto of the rallying Americans. -
American War of Independence
The American Revolutionary War of Independence was a war between The Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. It eventually grew into a World War between Britain Vs. United States, France, Netherlands and Spain. The war eventually ended on September 3 1783 by a treaty in Paris thatn recognised the USA as a controlling area. -
American Declaration of Independence
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by trying to impose direct control on the colony of Massachusetts. The British military governor tried to sieze American weapons but were resisted by the Americans. This resistance by the Americans resulted in a Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776 which represented the formation of the United States of America. -
First Fleet Arrives in Australia
The First Fleet were eleven ships that left Great Britain and headed for Australia. They were sent to New South Wales to begin the colonisation of Australia. The ships were commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip and arrived in Botany Bay between 18 and 20 Jan -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of new radical thinking and rebellion in France that had a significant effect on the French and the rest of the world. Old ideas about religion, tradition, and hierachy were challenged and overthrown by new ideas about human rights, equality and many other things. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille was an attack on the prison in Paris, known as Bastille, by a French mob. Although the prison only held seven prisoners at the time, it was the highlight of the French Revolution because the prison represented royal authority in Paris -
End of French Revolution
The French Revolution came to an end in 1799. Although many different rulers, such as Napoleon, came to power after this, the French Revolution had introduced change and ensured that rulers could no longer take "the ruled" for granted. -
Slavery is abolished in USA
Between 1777 and 1804 anti slavery laws were passed in the North America. By 1810 75 percent of blacks were free and by 1840 all black slaves in the north were declared free men and women. Slavery was also gradually abolished in the other states of America and by 1865 all slaves were free. -
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a war fought between the North States of America and the South slavery States of America. The war was fought mainly over slavery but after four years the Confederacy was deafeated and slavery was abolished. -
Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln happened on Good Friday, 14 April 1865. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth and was the first American President to be assassinated. Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C -
Invention of the Telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. This invention revolutionised the world because it allowed people to communicate over long distances easier -
Lightbub is invented
The lightbulb had about 22 inventors before Thomas Edison. However Thomas Edison was declared the inventor of the lightbulb because it had a more effective incandescent material, a higher vaccum and a high resistance that made distribution of power easier. Basically his version was more practical than all his predecessors. -
Ned Kelly Hanged
Ned Kelly was an Irish Australian Bushranger. Some people consider him to be a criminal but others see him as a folk hero. Ned Kelly often clashed with the police as a young man but it was in October 1878 after he shot three policemen dead that he was officially declared an outlaw. In June 1880 Ned Kelly was cornered and caputred by the police in a siege at the Glenrowan hotel. Ned was the only surviver in of the siege and was sentenced to death by hanging. He was hanged aged only 25 years old. -
Invention of Coca Cola
John Pemberton was a pharmacist who invented Coca- Cola. He had fought in the civil war previously and wanted to invent something that would make him famous. He tried to invent drugs for pharmacies but they all failed and didn't make any money. He then had a go in the beverage market, during a time when soft drink was gaining popularity, and came up with Coca- Cola. He died before he could see his invention gain any success but Asa Griggs Candler rescued the invention and made it popular -
First Successful Flight of an Airplane
The first successful flight of an airplane was executed by the Wright Brothers in 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright developed an interest in flight working in their bicycle shop in Dayton. They began their experimentation in 1896 and finally succeeded in making a glider powered by an engine in 1903. -
Henry Ford introduces the Model-T
The Model-T is the name given to the car produced by Henry Ford in 1908. The Model-T revolutionised the automobile and travel by automobile because it was the first car that was cheap enough for the common middle-class American. The car was designed by Childe Harold Wills, Joseph A. Galamb and Eugene Farkas.It cost $850 in 1909, $550 in 1913 and it dropped to $440 in 1915. -
Titanic was Built
The Titanic was designed by Thomas Andrews and built by Harland and Wolff. It was 269.06 m long and had a breadth of and 28.19 m. She was 32 metres tall and weighed 52, 310 tons. The Titanic set sail from Southhampton, England heading for New York carrying 2,223 passengers. -
Titanic Sinks
On 14 April 1912, four days after the Titanic set sail the look out spotted an iceberg directly ahead of the Titanic and alerted the bridge.The First Officer ordered the ship to be turned around but it was too late and the ship hit the iceberg starboard side. The Titanic only had enough lifeboats to save about half the people on the ship. The crew was also ill trained on how to handle an evacuation. Around 2 hours and 40 minutes after it hit the iceberg, the ship sunk. Only 700 people survived. -
Start of WWI
The cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Austria. He was the nephew of Austria's emperor and heir-apparent to the throne. His assassination gave Austria the excuse they needed to atttack Serbia. However before attacking Serbia, Austria made sure they had the support of Germany which gave Serbia time to get the support of France and Britain. This meant that by the time Austria declared war on Serbia much of Europe was already involved in the war. -
End of WWI
World War 1 ended in 1918 when Germany and the Allies signed and armistice (peace treaty) which declared a cease fire at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. World War 1 lasted for 4 years 3 months and 14 days and was supposed to be "the war to end all wars". This term was once used as an idealistic way but, after World War II and now it is mainly used negatively.
