Industrial Revolution
Provide the name of TWO key inventions from the Industrial Revolution.
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steam engine, spinning jenny, power loom, cotton gin, water frame, locomotive, steam boat
What is another term commonly used to refer to the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Triangular Trade
The Middle Passage was the journey from Africa to where?
The Americas
What was Harriet Tubman's original name?
Araminta Ross or 'Minty'
What is the term given to a settlement where prisoners are sent to live and work?
A penal colony
Which industry was the first to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution?
The textile industry
This part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was known for horrific conditions aboard ships
The middle passage
Name two common diseases/illnesses slaves would catch when aboard the middle passage
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Dysentery, smallpox, scurvy, malaria, yellow fever, typhus, measles, influenza.
What was the name given to the secret operation that helped slaves escape captivity in which Harriet Tubman played a significant role?
'The Underground Railroad'
What was the first British colony established in Australia?
The colony of New South Wales
What were the TWO main reasons why child labour was used?
They were cheap and small.
What was the name given to the large farms that slaves worked on?
Plantations
What was the name given to the whip that had tailed knots/metal tips that was used to punish slaves?
'Cat-o-nine tails' whip
Both Harriet Tubman and Olaudah Equiano contributed to which major movement?
The Abolitionist Movement
What is the name of the first ship that brought convicts to Australia?
The First Fleet
During the early Industrial Revolution, trade unions were often seen as illegal because they threatened the power of which group?
Factory owners/employers
The Transatlantic Slave Trade connected Africa, The Americas and where?
Europe
How many people are believed to have died on the Middle Passage during the time of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
2 million people
What was the name of the book written by Olaudah Equiano?
What is the main reason why convicts in England were transported to Australia?
The overcrowding of British prisons
What was the name given to the disease that the Matchstick Girls received from inhaling white phosphorous gas?
'Phossy Jaw'
What was the name given to the purchase of slaves where buyers would rush into an enclosure to seize as many slaves as they could for a flat, pre-negotiated price?
The Scramble
Why did African slaves jump overboard and commit suicide?
They believed their white captors were cannibals and that they were going to be eaten.
What biblical nickname was given to Harriet Tubman for her ability to free slaves from captivity?
Moses
What year did the first fleet arrive in Sydney?
1788