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Slave Trade
The slave trade really kick started in Britain where the demand for slaves (especially 'black' slaves) were very high. The slave trade really got serious whenpeople started industries which allowed people to buy, transport and sell slaves. 18th century -
Convict transportation to America
At the beginning of 1718, Britain decided taht they would start sending convicts over to America toresolve the problem of overcrowded prisons in Britain. The convicts (amongst free settlers) were commonly shipped to the East coast of America, where cities like New York, Virgina now stand. This, however, came to an end in 1775 when America decided they had had enough of this and told Britain to 'go away' -
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1750 - 1918
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Smallpox vaccination
Edward Jenner discovered that cowpox had an affect against the human disease smallpox. She injected cowpox into a small 8 year old boy and then consistently tried to expose him to smallpox. The boy never felt ill. This led to the first known immunization of smallpox. -
Captain James Cook discovers Australia
Navigator and astronomer Captain James Cook discovers Australia on the 28th April 1770. He claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22nd August 1770; he named eastern Australia 'New South Wales'. -
Industrial Revolution - Britain
In the late 1700's the industrial revolution really affected the people of Britain. Urban cities were born and within these cities, it was polluted, unhealthy and there was high unemployment. -
Convict Transportation to NSW
The start of moving british convicts to Australia started when the first fleet, led by Captain Arthur Phillip (commander on board). 751 convicts disembarked on the 26th January 1788. -
Boxer Rebellion in China
Groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society, these people were known as "Boxers" by Western press.Soon an international force of 2,100 American, British, Russian, French, Italian, and Japanese soldiers were sent to destroy the rebellion. On August 14, 1900, the international force tookover China and turned them into a republic. -
The Spanish-American War
On this date, the Americans declared war on Spain after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15th 1898. The war finally stopped on December e10th 1898. Spain had now lost the land of its overseas settlements including Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam and other islands -
Australian Federation
On the 1st January 1901, Australia had finally become an independent nation. The british parliament allowed this to go ahead as they passed legislation allowing the six australian colonies to form as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. -
Harvester Judgement
The president of the Commonwealth was concerned that Australian workers were paid very little that they can't afford enough food for their survival. This led to the establishment of the Harvester Judgement where the wages were increased according to the known need for the workers. -
WWI - Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand, a man who was heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assasinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist. This sparked the start of WWI -
WWI - Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare played a major part in WWI. The Central & Allied powers fought against each other in these trenches, mostly on the western front of Europe. 1914-1918 -
WWI - Gallipolli
The Gallipoli war was created by the Allied Powers as a war strategy to distract the Germans from other wars in Europe. The ANZAC's were sent there to fight the Ottoman Empire. 1915 -
Opening of the 'Old Parliament House'
The official grand opening of the Old Parliament House was opened by His Royal Highness the Duke of York. This modest building for the government was made for the purposes of legislative work. 1927
