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William Wilberforce
Political and social changes that occured in Great Britain between 1815-1914 and contributions of William Wilberforce. -
William Wilberforce is born
William Wilberforce was born in Kingston upon Hull (also called "Hull"), Yorkshire, UK. His parents were Elizabeth Bird and Robert Wilberforce. -
Wilberforce became a member of parliament for Hull
William was 21 years old when he was elected -
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Slave Trade Act
The American act was published in 1807. the law said it was against law for anyone to import or bring a person of color with the intent of holding, selling, or disposing of them. Congress passed the law in March 1807 which gave slave traders 9 months to stop their operations in the U.S. However this law did not free slaves that were already bought. -
RSPCA
Wilberforce was one of the founding members of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals originally just SPCA. Along with Wilberforce it was Richard Martin (an irish politician known for his work with animals), and Reverend Arthur Broome. This was the first animal welfare society in any country. In 1835 the Duchess of Kent, and her daughter Princess Victoria became Lady Patrons. In 1840, when Queen Victoria honored the society by adding the "Royal" prefix. -
Wilberforce retires
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Abolition of Slavery bill
The parliament debated for three months, this would be Wilberforce's last petition and it passed it's third reading in the House of Commons. When this act passed all slaves became free. -
William Wilberforce dies
Wilberforce resides in Westminster Abbey, London. He died of the flu which is quite frankly an inadequate way to go for someone who had such an impact. He had three days to soak in what it looked like for slave to be free. -
Victoria becomes the queen
Victoria became the queen at 18 years old when her uncle, Willliam IV died. She ruled for 60 years which is the longest than any british monarch -
Brits find New Zealand
They weren't the first to discover New Zealand but they were the first to colonize it. It was Captain James Cook who circumnavigated and mapped out the islands. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/captain-cook-killed-in-hawaii -
Irish famine
The Irish potato famine or Great Potato Famine is the succesive years of potato crops rotting all over Ireland which provided 60% of the nations food needs. Over the four year famine about one million people died, between 1845-1855 another million migrated to either America or Britain. -
World's first municipal park
Located in Merseyside, Birkenhead was the first man-made park. It had lakes, hills and meadows. -
John Mitchel arrested for treason
John Mitchel was an activist for Irish nationailsm. He founded a journal, "United Irishman" which talked about Irish independece and practical tips on how to attack British troops. He was charged under the Treason Felony Act, he had a 14 year sentence. This made the Irish resistance to British occupation a more violent path. -
Origin of Species
Charles Darwin publishes his 14th book. While doing his research he began to develop a revolutionary theory that was contrary to the views of people at the time. -
Victoria, Empress of India.
India was under direct British government since1858, Benjamin disraeli, Prime minister at the time, Suggersted that she should be proclaimed empress. It was mostly flattery when he said it but she still became empress. -
Queen Victoria dies
She died of cerbral hemorrhage at the Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, ending an era and reign, she was 81 years old. As Queen-Empress she had ruled over almost 1/4 of the world's population. -
Olympic Games
the games were originally going to held at Rome but were given to London on short notice and held at the White City stadium which was built for the Olympics. The 1908 games are widely recognized as the best organised games to date, it had 110 events, 22 nations and 2008 men and woman. -
Titanic sinks
The largest vessel in the worl at the time of her launch. All the people that worked on the boat said it was unsinkable but on her first voyage from Southampton to New York she hit a iceberg and sank within hours. The accident took 1,503 lives which wouldn't have been as bad if they had properly packed the lifeboats. -
Britain v. Germany
Britain declared war on Germany when they invaded Belgium. The British told Germany, who were trying to suprise France by going through neutral Belgium, to withdraw which Germany did not so Britain declared war.
