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Industrial Era
The Industrial Era, The beginning of factories, middle class and started the way we live today. -
Beginning of slavery in USA
Slaves usually consisted of African women and men between the ages of 18 and 35, although children were enslaved as well. They were sold and forced to work at long hours and had no rights to vacations, wages, marriages, or property. Some slave owners would threaten to beat their slaves if they resisted or refused to do the labor they were ordered to do. -
Invention of the seed drill
The Seed Drill was invented by Jethro Tull, It would drill holes in uniform lines put the seed in the holes, they cover it up. -
Invention of the Steam Engine
The first steam engine using a using a piston was developed by Thomas Newcomen. It was used for pumping a mine. -
Invention of the flying shuttle
The flying shuttle allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, it was invented by John Kay. It was a Key contribution to the industrialization of weaving. -
Beginning of the agricultrual revolution
A period of time with a further transition from a living form of agriculture into a more advanced and more productive form of agriculture. -
Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. -
Invention of The Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. -
Establishment of the first European factory
The establishment of factories by other European powers along the trade routes explored by Portugal and Spain started in the 17th century, first by the Dutch and then by the English. -
Declaration of America's independance
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress,which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Invention of the power loom
A power loom is a mechanised loom powered by a line shaft. The first power loom was designed by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. -
Arrival of the first fleet to Botany Bay and Capain Cook's discovery of Terra Nullius
Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay, home of the Eora people, and claimed possession of the East Coast of Australia for Britain under the doctrine of 'terra nullius'. -
Settlement in Sydney
The modern history of Sydney began with the arrival of a First Fleet of British ships and the foundation of a penal colony by Great Britain. -
Invention of the cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. It was invented by Eli Whitney. -
Invention of Interchangable Parts
Interchangeable parts are parts (components) that are, for practical purposes, identical. Also designed by Eli Whitley. -
Start of the Luddites Revolution
The Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who protested against newly developed labour-saving machinery. -
End of the Luddites Revolution
The Luddites revolution ends as the industrial revolution progresses. -
Invention of the power mill
The power mill was a vital turning point in the inventions of the industrial revolution. -
Start of The Great Potato Famine of Ireland
In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration. It is sometimes referred to, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine because one-third of the population was then solely reliant on this cheap crop for a number of historical reasons. -
End of the Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was a period which gave birth to many positive and negative changes about the world that still affect us to this day. Positives would include the advancement of many forms of technology and invention, and a negative could be pollution. -
End of The Great Potato Famine
Even though this is when the great famine ended, it took a lot longer for ireland to recover as a nation, due to the death toll, social, economic and enviromental effecs. -
End of slavery in the USA
The thirteenth amendment, abolishing slavery, was passed by the Senate in April 1864, and by the House of Representatives in January 1865. -
End of the Agricultrual Revolution
The agricultrual revolution changed the way people farmed and ate forver- it changed the transportation of goods, the mass production and the accessibility of food for everyone. -
Fedaration of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia formed one nation.
