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The American Revelution
Also knnown as the american war of independance. I began as war between the kingdom of great Britain and the thirteen colonies in the United States but gradually grew into a world war with Britain on one side and on the other, newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, Spain and Mysore. the main result was an American victory and European recocnision of the independants of the United States -
The invasion of Canada
Invasion of canada Occured during the American revolutionary war. The invasion of Canada, was the first major milatary initiative by the newly formed contenental army. The objective was to gain milatary control of the british province of Cuebec and convinced the french speaking Canadians to join the revolution on the side of the thirteen colonies. -
Declaration of Independance
The declaration is a statment adopted by the Contenental Congress, which anounced that the Thirteen American Colonies regarded them selves as independant states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
The first fleet
The first fleet is the name of the Eleven ships that left great Britian, bound for australia. the journey took 252 days and the root was via Tenerife and Rio de Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope. the 1044 passengers aboard the ship included offices, their wives and children, some free setlers, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts. -
The Invention of the Battery
Alessandro Volta Invented a Battery, to store electrical current; The unit of electrical potential, Volt, is named after him. -
United States vs Great Britain
The war of 1812 was a thirty two month military conflict between the United states on one hand and on the other great Britain, its colonies and its Indian alies North America. The outcome resolved many issues which remainded from the American Independance. -
Textile Workers
Textile Workers smashed Machinery in Factories and mills in the midlands and North England. -
First Railway Invented
George Stephenson builds the first passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester. Work on the L & M began in the 1920's, to connect the major port town of Liverpool with the burgeoning industrial town of Manchestor, 56 km away. -
Gold discovery
Edward Hargraves discovered gold near Barthurst,New South Whales, triggering several gold rushes around Australia. -
Western Australia Convict Ships
Convict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipment of convicts disembarking in Western Australia. -
federation of australia
The six colonies of New South Whales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia form one nation. They kept the systems of government that they had developed as seperate colonies but also wouold have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. -
First Passenger Aircraft
Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled, powered, man-carrying fight. The Wright brothers were two American brothers, inventors and aviation pioneers who were credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane. -
First Model Automobile
The inventor Henry Ford produced the first model T automobile in the early 1900 hundreds. A steam engined automobiles capable of human transport. -
Titanic
The worlds lagest passenger ship hits an iceburg in the North-West Atlantic Ocean on the 15th of April and sinks killing 1517 people. The Titanic was built by the Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast. -
World War I
It was a global war centered in Europe. The war began on the 28th of July 1914 and lasted until the 11th of November 1918. It was predominantly called the Great War until its end. -
End of World War I
World War I ended with the defeat of Germany