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Events leading up to colonization of Australia
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First African Slaves
The first African slaves brought to the American colony of Virgina. -
The Enlightenment
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Seed Drill
An English man, Jethro Tull invented the seed drill. -
First European Factory
Arguably the first highly mechanized was John Lombe's water-powered silk mill at Derby, (England) -
Flying Shuttle
John Kay's invention allowed the shuttle, containing the thread, to be shot backwards and forwards across a much wider bed. -
Agricultural Revolution 1750-1850
In England due to increases in labor and land productivity that took place. -
Industrial revolution
Because the industrial revoluttion was so widespread the dates are between 1760-1830. This was a period of time when advancements were made in many fields of work. -
Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves in Stanhill in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn. -
Steam Engine
It was invented by three seperate people over the course of one hundred years. But the one who brought everything together was James Watt a Scottich engineer. -
Cook's discovery of the Terra Nullius
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Cook's Claiming of the East Coast
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American Independence
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Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright patented the first power loom and set up a factory in Doncaster, England to manufacture cloth. -
First Fleet arrives in Botany Bay
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Settlement of Sydney
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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney designed and constructed the cotton gin, a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. (American) -
Interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney created interchangeable parts for guns. The price was low because they were easy and fast to make. (America) -
Slaves are Banned in USA
The importation of African slaves to the USA banned. -
Luddites Revolution 1811-1817
The Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who protested against newly developed labour-saving machinery. -
Irish Potato famine
The great famine in Ireland now approaches it's peak. One third of the population was now reliant upon potato crop.Over the course of the potato famine 1 million people died and another 1 million emigrated from Ireland. -
Federation of Australia
Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister in Australia
