Introductory Activity

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  • 1712 Thomas Newcomen builds steam engine.

    1712 Thomas Newcomen builds steam engine.
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    Introductory Activity

  • 1758 First threshing machine.

    1758 First threshing machine.

  • The First Fleet arrived and the penal settlement of New South Wales was established.

  • Eli Whitney develops his cotton gin (a device to clean raw cotton).

  • A free colony was started on the banks of the Swan River (now Western Australia).

  • Victoria became a separate colony.

  • Van Diemen's Land was named Tasmania.

  • Bell invents the telephone.

  • Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo

  • Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.

  • USA declared war on Germany

  • Turkey made peace