The Industrial Era By Eetu Kuusela Period: Jan 1, 1755 to Jan 1, 1900 Industrial Era Feb 6, 1755 European sailors bring smallpox to South Africa Feb 6, 1793 First free british settlers arrive in NSW Feb 6, 1830 20000 slaves transported to brazil Feb 6, 1831 200000 people leave ireland for canada Feb 6, 1838 Thousands of native americans forced to move Feb 6, 1840 Transportation of convicts to Australia ends Feb 5, 1851 Rich gold deposits found in australia Jan 1, 1867 Diamonds and gold found in south africa Jan 1, 1880 American population reaches 50 million Jan 1, 1900 Major Italian emigration to the US and Argentina-more than 2 million by 1910
