The making of the modern world

  • The refrigerator was created.

    The refrigerator was created.
    Before the invention of the refrigerator, icehouses were used to provide cool storage for most of the year. Placed near an area packed with snow and ice during the winter, they were once very common. Natural means are still used to cool foods today. On mountainsides, rivers running down the side of the mountain from melting snow is a convenient way to cool drinks, and during the winter one can keep milk fresh much longer just by keeping it outdoors
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    Industrial Revoloution

  • America asks for independance.

    America asks for independance.
    During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen empires from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Government voted to approve independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain.After voting for independence, The government turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision.
  • Britian ships Convicts

    Britian ships Convicts
    Convict ships generally engaged in carrying convicts from Great Britain to the Australian Colonies. The First Fleet saw the first convict ships arrive in Australia in January 1788
  • The cotton gin was invented.

    The cotton gin was invented.
    A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.The fibers are processed into clothing or other cotton goods, and any undamaged seeds may be used to grow more cotton.
  • Willieam WIlbiforce abolished slave trades.

     Willieam WIlbiforce abolished slave trades.
    William Wilbiforce was a born is 24 of August 1759 and died in July 29 1833. William became a native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire
  • Factory acts were made.

    Factory acts were made.
    The Factory Acts were a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to limit the number of hours worked by women and children first in the industry, then later in all industries.
  • United Kingdom abolishes slavery.

     United Kingdom abolishes slavery.
    The Slavery Abolition Act made in 1833 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire The Act was repealed in 1998 as part of a wider rationalisation of English statute law, but later anti-slavery legislation remains in force.
  • The movement of people.

    The movement of people.
    The movement of people changed dratically while in the industrial revoloution. Inventions such as the steam train (boat,and car) where created people moved more, looking for power and land.
  • France abolishes slavery.

    France abolishes slavery.
    France follows the lead of the british by abolishing slavery in their industries.
  • Suez canal.

    Suez canal.
    Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa.
  • Austalian Federation.

    Austalian Federation.
    The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation. They kept the systems of government that they had developed as separate colonies but also would have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901.
  • First succesful flight.

    First succesful flight.
    Buoyant over the success of their 1902 glider, the Wright brothers were no longer content to merely add to the growing body of aeronautical knowledge; they were going to invent the airplane. Still, they recognized that much hard work lay ahead, especially the creation of a propulsion system. During the spring and summer of 1903, they were consumed with leaping that final hurdle into history.
  • England owns %84 of the globe.

    England owns %84 of the globe.
    At one point england controlled %84 of the globe due to them being so powerful and influencial.
  • Panama Canal Made.

    Panama Canal Made.
    Work on the canal, which began in 1881, was completed in 1914, making it no longer necessary for ships to sail the lengthy Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America.