Industrial Revolution
Name one major industry transformed by the Industrial Revolution.
Textiles, cotton, clothing, iron etc
Name the 2 ways that slaves were sold.
Scramble and Auction
What was a common punishment in the 18th century?
Public Hangings or Transportation
What was the main reason people migrated to Australia in the 19th century?
Seeking better opportunities
What was one cause of conflict between Aboriginal people and British colonisers?
Aboriginal people going into British settlements for food
What was a common living condition in industrial cities?
Name the 4 locations of the transatlantic slave trade.
Europe, Africa, South America & North America
What was the purpose of transportation as a punishment?
Prisons were overcrowded
What negative impacts did the transportation to Australia lead to?
Conflict between Aboriginal people and British colonisers
Name one impact of British settlement on Aboriginal people.
Taking land and destroying cultural places
What invention powered factories and trains?
Steam Engine
What was the primary purpose of the transatlantic slave trade?
What was one of the colonies that convicts went to when being transported from England?
Australia/Sydney
What type of ships transported convicts to Australia?
Who was a key individual in the Aboriginal resistance against colonisation?
Pemulwuy
How did the Industrial Revolution affect population movement?
Population increased drastically in a short period of time impacting the amount of resources available
Who abolished slavery in the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the purpose of public executions in the 18th and 19th centuries?
What challenges did migrants often face during the long sea voyage to Australia?
Disease, poor food, overcrowding, rough seas
What was the impact of the 1788 British settlement on Aboriginal food sources?
Land clearing led to less food being available to hunt
Who invented the spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves
Name 3 ways that the enslaved resisted slavery.
Theft, running away, working slower
What role did transportation play in the social structure of early colonial Australia?
Introduced social classes and labour systems
How did migration contribute to the cultural diversity of Australia in the 19th century?
Shaped society and created a multicultural country
What was the impact of British introduction of new diseases on Aboriginal communities?
Diseases such as smallpox were introduced.