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The Enlightenment.
The Enlightenment took place in the 18th century, It was a period of new beginnings.
It was influenced by religon. It was a time when people were disagreeing with the Church and their beliefs. It was a time where people were becoming independant and decided to stop following and believing what the Church wanted them to believe. -
The First Fleet.
The first fleet was eleven ships that left Great Britain on a voyage to Australia. They left Great Britain on May the 13th, 1787. The journey took a total of 252 days and there was 1,044 passengers on board. This included officers, the officers' wives and children, some free settlers, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts. -
Volunary Migration.
Voluntary Migration is where one person (or multiple people) voluntarily move from a place to another.
These people are called 'Free Settlers.' Push factors and pull factors play a big part in Voluntary Migration. Push factors are things such as an unfriendly community/environment which drive people away from where they are currently living.
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States.
Australia is made up of six states and two territories. The six states are Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The two territories are Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, (ACT.) -
Convicts in Australia.
In the late 18th and 19th centuries, lots and lots of convicts were transported to Australia by the Brittish Government. The main reason that they did this was because they had little to no room left for convicts in their own country, so they decided to transport them to Australia. Over there, they were forced to do lots of labour and the living conditions there were not good in the slightest. -
Working Man's Paradise.
After the gold rushes of the 1840's and 50's, the big cities of Australia developed rapidly. By 1888, Melbourne had become the largest city in Australia and was the scond largest in the Brittish Empire, after London. The working and lving conditions in inner-city working-class districts were poor. Skilled workers were a lot better off than the ones who weren't; the wages were a lot higher. -
Involuntary Migration.
Involuntary Migration is where someone (a convict, etc.) is moved to a different state/country against their will. This is the opposite to voluntary migration. Slavery and convicts are two great examples of involuntary migration. These people had no choice in moving and were forced against their will to move. -
Women's Right to Vote in Australia
In South Australia, Aboriginal women were given the right to vote in elections. South Australia and Western Australia were the first states to let women vote, and later the women of New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria were given the right to vote in federal elections. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
On the 28th of June, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated with his wife, Sophie. He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife was the Dutchess of Homberg. They were visiting Sarajevo to inspect the maneuvers of the army when he was shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand group. -
Gallipoli Campaign.
On the 25th of April, 1915, then ANZAC soldiers got their coordinates wrong when travelling towards the land of Gallipoli. The Turkish army was already waiting on the cliffs. This left the ANZAC's an open target to the Turkish. They were shot at, and many were killed and seriously injured. -
The Battle of Verdun.
The Battle of Verdun was a major battle that took place during World War One, on the Western Front. The war was between Germany and France, and the war began on the 21st of February, 1916. The war was won by France, and it ended on December the 18th, 1916. This war had a total of 714,231 casualties; 377,231 French casualties and 337,000 German casualties. -
Free Settlers.
A settler is someone who has moved or migrated to an area or community, usually to colonize the area. They are generally people who take up residence on land. A free settler is someone who voluntarily moves to a place, area or community, by their own free will. Free settlers from Great Britain in Australia in the 1800's and the 1900's came from ships; the same ships that the convicts were transported on.
