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Timeline 1750-1901

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  • Minor earthquake in London

  • The continent of Australia claimed in the name of the British Crown by Captain James Cook

  • Declaration of Independence ofthe American coloniesfrom Britain; end ofconvict transportationto American colonies

  • The French reveloution strated

  • The United States of America established

  • Captin Arthur Phillip was selected to captain the ship called the Alexander

  • The first fleet left from Britain

  • The first fleet arrived in Botany Bay

  • An oil painting depicting the arrival of the First Fleetin 1788

    An oil painting depicting the arrival of the First Fleetin 1788

  • The first convict settlement established in New South Wales after the arrival of the First Fleet

  • The French revoloution ended

  • The 'Ticket of leave' was introduced

  • The first attempt to settle the penal colony was at the mouth of Port Phillip Bay

  • The importation of African slaves to the USA banned

  • Foundation Day

  • The free colony of South Australia established

  • Caroline Chisholm arrives in Australia and establishes help for female immigrants

  • The Great Famine in Ireland, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, approaches its peak

  • Gold is discovered in California, sparking a gold rush

  • Gold is discovered in New South Wales and Victoria, leading to an Australian gold rush

  • The American Civil War between the northern and southern states of the USA

  • Washington DC’s black community celebrates the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, which outlawed slavery

    Washington DC’s black community celebrates the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, which outlawed slavery

  • The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution formally ends slavery

  • The end of convict transportation to Australia when the final convicts land in Western Australia

  • The last full-blooded Tasmainian Aboriginie died

  • Woman can vote

  • The Battle of Wounded Knee marks the end of Native American resistance to western expansion

  • Australian colonies are federated

  • The first world war began (WW1) which centered in Europe

  • The first world war (WW1) ended at 11:00am