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James Watt creates a much more efficient design of the steam engine which allows it to power boats, trains and factories.
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Captain James Cook claims the whole eastern coast of Australia for England and names it New South Wales.
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America becomes a republic and stops England from sending over convicts.
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Arguably one of the most significant innovations of the Industrial Revolution, allowed England to send their prisoners to Australia to help build a new country.
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Hundreds of French workers storm the Batille fortress in Paris which marks te start of the Franch Revolution.
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Allows messages to be quickly sent over a wire
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Dynamite proved to be a safer way to mine by blasting open rocks. It was important for things like clearing paths or spaces for buildings to be built.
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This allowed the prevention of many common diseases which allowed people to live longer.
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Changed the way of communication entirely, allowing people to call each other from different countries in a matter of seconds.
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Allowed people to work longer and during the night.
