Humanities Timeline

The industrial revolution begun

Jan 1, 1750

James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny

Jan 1, 1764

Which allowed one worker to spin eight spindles.

Cook’s first Pacific voyage begins

Aug 1, 1768

Cook’s first Pacific voyage ends

Jul 15, 1771

First Fleet left Portsmouth

May 13, 1787

The 11 ships left Portsmouth under command of Captain Arthur Phillip.

The fleet arrived in Botany Bay

Jan 18, 1788

The landing Party was not impressed with the site and moved the fleet

They settled in Sydney Cove

Jan 26, 1788

The fleet was moved to Port Jackson and settled in Sydney Cove

Britain begins to colonise Australia

Mar 23, 1788

French Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Mar 24, 1792

1789-1792

A smallpox epidemic kills 2000 Aboriginal Australia

Mar 23, 1789

Land auctions begin to replace free land grants

Mar 23, 1831

Gold is discovered in New South Wales and Victoria

Jan 1, 1850

Victoria restricts immigration of Chinese people

Mar 23, 1855

Men gain the vote in South Australia

Mar 1, 1856

Selector Acts are passed in Australia Colonies

Mar 4, 1860

In the 1860s

Women gain the vote in South Australia

Jan 1, 1894

Australia's states are joined in a federation

Mar 1, 1901

World War 1

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918