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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
History Assignment
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The Enlightenment
The enlightenment is a period of history of the westen culture and started in the mid decades of the 17th Century and continued through the 18th Century. The old rules were swept away and new ones came in and the church was not happy about this because all of the beliefs that they had portrayed were being overlooked and new ones were taking over. The people thought that they should be able to have their own opinions, beliefs and rules. The peasents became slaves and the kings or queens ruled. -
The Enlightenment
The effects of the enlightenment were that people started to wonder how the universe came about itself and how everything happens on earth. Philosophers started to write topics that relate to government, politics, and the rights of the people. -
Australian Discovery
Captain James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia in 1770 this was known as the first fleet and that is when more of the British Empire came to the Southern Hemisphere. The British people properly settled in Sydney Cove in 1788 and they faced barriers such as starvation and they would have to work hard for their food and supplies. After a few months they
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Convicts arriving in Australia
The first fleet of ships from England to Australia departed from Portsmouth, England on the 13th of May 1787. It arrived at Botany Bay on the 25th of January 1788. There were approximately 1500 men, women and children on the 11 ships. It carried crew, officers, marines and their families. On the 26th of January, the fleet arrived at a new destination of Sydney Cove in Port Jackson. The area had everything that the people needed such as fresh water, shelter and deep water close to the shore. -
Free Settlers Arrival
In the early years of the colony, not many free settlers decided to come to Australia. They had to fund their own transport and were very wealthy most of the time.The free settlers were often given a lot of land and some convicts to come and work for them.Some of the free settlers that came were doctors, military officers and most commonly farmers. The free settlers had to deal with such setbacks as droughts and floods. food would take a while to get hold of because of the lack of crops. -
Indigenous People of Australia
The indigenous people occupied the Australian land thousands of years before the European people arrived. The Majority of the Indigenous people lived in the areas between what is know known as Newcastle and Sydney. The people hunted and fished for food in the water near to where they lived. The arrival of the European discoverers marked a time when the Indigenous ruling of the land would come to an end, The Fleet were looking to find a place where there was no inhabitants but they were wrong. -
Exploration of South Australia
In 1830, Charles Sturt explored the Murray River coastline in South Australia. This alerted Governer Darling to the potential of populating this part of the continent. This area was made a colony but it was different than the others because it was settled by free settles rather than convicts. -
The battle of Pinjarra
The battle of Pinjarra took place on the 28th February 1834 in Pinjarra, Western Australia. The conflict was between 60-80 Aboriginal people from the Binjareb tribe and 25 European soldiers and policemen who were lead by Governer Captain James Stirling. The attack of the Binjareb tribe was enforced by attacks on white settlers. James Stirling didnt want the Binjareb tribe and the Weeip Wadjuk people to form an alliance to try and defeat the White settlers. -
Making a Nation
On the 1st of January 1901, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania became the joint states of a new independent country of Australia. This day was important to the beginning of independent nationhood because the Australian people had a sense of completion and belonging. The leaders of each state came together and formed a joint government to make decisions for all of the states. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife were assassinated whilst on their way to a Bosnian town called Sarajevo. A serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip was the man who was responsible for the assassination. Franz Ferdinand had already survived an assassination attempt earlier that day. The plans for this killing had been thought up of a long time before the shots were even fired. -
Great Britain declared war on Germany
On the 4th of August 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. This is because Germany were travelling through Belgium and the British told them to withdraw. the Germans planned to invade Belgium even though they were a neutral country. This marked the start of World War I with nearly all European countries involved. The effect of this is that it kicked off the war and this is when the war really got serious with countries going into major battles with each other. -
Gallipoli Campaign
On the 25th of April 1915, the ANZAC troops arrived on Z beach north of Kaba Tepe. Their objective was to take higher ground and cross the peninsula of the Ottoman Empire. When the Australian soldiers arrived they were met by heavy gunfire and artillery from the Ottoman soldiers. Many Australian soldiers lost their lives in the first few hours of the battle. -
The battle of the Somme
The battle of the Somme started on the 1st of July 1916. It took place on either side of the River Somme in North France. The battle consisted of the British and French allies fighting against the German army. 420,000 British troops died during the battle and 60,000 of them came in the first day. 200,000 French soldiers were killed and 500,000 German troops were killed. For many of the British soldiers it was their first experience of battle and many of them were persuaded to volunteer.
