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Refrigerator - 1 - Industrialisation
William Cullen at the university of Glasgow invented the first refrigerator in 1748. However his discoveries weren't used for every day purposes. -
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The Making Of The Modern World
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Beginning of Industrial Revolution - Industrialisation
The industrial revolution was a time from 1750 - 1850 when people mainly from America and Britain moved from rural areas to urban areas. Many countries under the rule of others sought independence during this time. This caused special purpose machines to be created, mass production and a shift in power. -
Electricity - Industrialisation
In 1752 a man named Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning was electricity by conducting an experiment using a kite. He was the first person to use the terms positive and negative charge. -
Steam Engine - Industrialisation
The Steam Engine was invented by Thomas Savery in England in 1698 it was improved by Thomas Newcomon years later. James Watt improved itagain in 1763 he was a Scottish man. Its main use was to pump water out of coalmines. -
US Declaration of Independence - Imperialism
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a man named Thomas Jefferson in 1776 between the 11th and 28th of June. It was finished on the 4th of July that year.
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Slavery Comes to an End - 1 - The Movement of People
People in Britain had been trying to stop slavery for a long time however the want for slavery to end intensified in 1781. By the end of the 18th century Britain had put an end to the buying and selling of people. -
Rise in Slavery - Movement of People
In 1787 a man named Thomas Clarkson founded a committee its name was 'Committee for the Abolition of African Slave Trade'. There were over 60 000 thousand people were taken annually from Africa to America to become slaves.
For 80 years the British shipped convicts to Australia. -
Cotton Gin - Industrialisation
In 1793 Eli Winters invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin separated the cottonseed from the cotton fibre. -
Slavery Comes to an End - 2 - The Movement of People
People in Britain had been trying to stop slavery for a long time however the want for slavery to end intensified in 1781. By the end of the 18th century Britain had put an end to the buying and selling of people. -
Refrigerator - 2 - Industrialisation
In 1805, an American inventor named Oliver Evans designed the first refrigeration machine. -
Expansion of European Countries - Imperialism
Between 1820 and 1939 Europe was empowered by the industrial revolution and began searching countries to colonise and make theirs. -
Photograph - Industrialisation
1827 Joseph Nicephore Niecpe used a camera obscura and took the first ever photo. These cameras were usually used to draw and see things but never used for photographs. -
William Wilberforce - Movement of People
William Wilberforce was a British politician that convinced the British Empire to stop slavery on the 26th of July 1833. -
Rights of Children - 1 - Movement of People
Children under the age of 9 could not work this law was made under the Factory Act in 1833. -
Refrigeration - 3 - Industrialisation
The first refrigerator was built in 1834 by Jacob Perkins it used air in a gas compression cycle. -
Founding of Sydney, Australia - The Movement of People
In 1842, over half a century after the first fleet arrived, Sydney was incorporated as a city and was given a mayor before this Sydney was a penal colony. -
Refrigeration - 4 - Industrialisation
In 1844 an American doctor named John Gorrie created a refrigerator which, he based off of Oliver Evans' design. It was used to make ice; the ice cooled the air for his patients that had yellow fever. -
Rights of Children - 2 - Movement of People
Children couldn't work more than from 6am-6pm. This law came from the Factory Acts in 1844 -
End of Industrial Revolution - Industrialisation
The industrial revolution was a time from 1750 - 1850 when people mainly from America and Britain moved from rural areas to urban areas. Many countries under the rule of others sought independence during this time. This caused special purpose machines to be created, mass production and a shift in power. -
End of Convict System in Western Australia - The Movement of People
In 1868 convicts stopped being sent to Western Australia from Britain however there was still over 3,000 convicts in the system. There was over 162 000 convicts sent to Western Australia from Britain from the time they started sending convicts until they stopped sending convicts to Western Australia. -
The Suez Canal - Industrialisation
The Suez Canal first opened on the 17th of November 1869. This was the first canal built that linked the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. -
Automobile - Industrialisation
A German mechanical engineer named Karl Benz designed and in 1885 built it. In 1886 he drove it for the first time. -
Australia is Given Federation - Imperialism
In 1901 Australia federated, this meant that all six colonies became one. Australia separated from Britain this meant that Australia could govern itself but not be completely separated from it. -
Aeroplane - Industrialisation
Orville and Wilbur Wright managed to fly the first aeroplane on the 17th of December 1903. -
Europe's Control of the Globe - Imperialism
By 1913 Europe controlled over 84% of the world many areas from each of the different continents. -
WWI Starts - Imperialism
In 1914 World War 1 began this happened because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand it ended in 1919 because of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Panama Canal - Industrialisation
The Panama Canal connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It helped improve the transportation of goods and people.
