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Industrial Revolution
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The Arrival of the First Fleet
The Arrival of the First Fleet refers to the fleet of ships carrying supplies, convicts, and personnel to Australia to coloise it. -
Claiming Australia
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a time of political upheaval within France when the traditional system was demolished when many aristocrats were murdered. -
The Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was originally a military fortress which in the 17th and 18th century was a state prison. It was stormed by a mob of angry Parisians in the early days of the French Revolution. -
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Napoleanic Wars
The Napoleonic wars were a series of wars between France and its leader Napolean Bonaparte and the United Kingdom and its allies. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was the last Battle in the Napoleonic wars and was fought between France and the United Kingdom, and its ally Prussia. The English and Prussians succeeded in winning the war and subsequently brought an end to Napolean Bonaparte's reign. -
Singing Of the Treaty of Nanjing
Treaty Of Nanjing was a treaty between the British and the Chinese that was signed after the British captured and occupied the city of Canton. After the hostilities, the Chinese agreed to the British conditions. -
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The New South Wales and Victorian Gold Rush
In the aftermath of the Californian gold rush, many others were eager to find gold. However, Edward Hargraves assisted by a man named Lister found gold in Ophir in May 1851. The government rewarded Hargraves Generously with a £10,000 reward and a life pension. The gold rushes in Victoria and NSW began to wind down and ended in the lates 1860's. -
The Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade refers to the building of a stockade and a fight between disgruntled miners and police troopers. It is believed that in the fight 22 diggers and 5 troopers were killed. The battle took place in Ballarat (see map) -
The Start of Indian Rebellion of 1857
The start of the revolt is said to have started when the Bengal army mutinied and freed fellow army troops who had been locked up due to refusing to fight because of religious rules. This mutiny occurred in Meerut in the Uttar Pradesh region. -
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The Indian rebellion of 1857
The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a result of the tension building between the Indians and the English at the time. The rebellion started on May the 10th when the Bengal army mutinied and freed fellow prisoners who had been locked up due to refusing to take out orders due to religious commitments. -
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British Raj
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American Civil War
The American Civil War war was a war fought between the United States and the 11 secceded states who formed the Confederate States of America. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Adress refers to a famous speech delivered by then American President Abraham Lincoln at a cemetery in Gettysburg, Pensylvania. -
The End of Convict Transportation to Australia
The last convict ship, the Hougoumont, arrived in Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia. in 1868 carrying 269 convicts. This marked a period of social and political changes in Australia. The last convict off was R.Egg. -
Opening of The First Public Railway
The first public railway was opened in 1825 in north-east England from 1825 to 1863. -
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World War 1
World War 1 or otherwise known as the Great War was a Global War, which originated in Europe. In total, there are thought to have been 31 million casulties. -
Armistice
The armistice was a written agreement by the Allies and Central powers to stop fighting in World War 1. The Allies included Australia, Britain, USA and France. Meanwhile, the central powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
