Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
What invention did James Watt improve?
The steam engine
What three-part trade linked Europe, Africa and the Americas?
Triangular trade route
Which year did the First Fleet arrive?
1788
First Nations Australian's have lived here for at least how many years?
60,000
What replaced small workshops?
Which machine spun many threads at once?
The Spinning Jenny
What was the sea journey that enslaved Africans took to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Where did the First Fleet land when they arrived?
Botany Bay/Sydney Cove
What disease did the British bring that killed many First Nations Australians?
Smallpox
What energy sources powered machines and trains?
Steam and coal
Which invention let people send messages by wire?
The telegraph
What did Europeans trade in Africa for slaves?
Guns / wool / manufactured goods
What term means the belief that land belonged to no one before the British arrived?
Terra nullius
Who were often used for labour in the factories?
Children
Which type of transport used steam power to move goods and people?
The steam locomotive/train
What was the names of farms in the Americas that slaves worked on?
What did early settlers struggle to grow in Australia?
Food/crops
What important role does “Country” play in First Nations culture?
It is their land, identity, and spiritual connection
What type of farming was most common before the Industrial Revolution started?
Which invention made cloth faster and cheaper to produce?
The power loom
Which country banned slave trade in 1807?
Britain
Which animal's product became a major export?
Sheep
What impact did colonisation have on First Nations languages?
Many languages were lost or went into decline