Rise of the middle class

6. 1/2 of which important resource in Britain came from Australia?
7. Another name for a sailing ship.
8. The _____ of common lands drove families off their farms.
9. skills: The thing middle class people had in common.
10. Force: Before 1749 there was no official what?
12. Class: Group of people between the upper class/mega-rich and lower class.
14. or death: _________ became acceptable punishments for minor.
15. The year in which the Victorian and New South Wales gold rushes started.
18. When did mining start to become an important industry in Australia?
19. Days: How long did it take the First Fleet to sail to Australia (Portsmouth to Sydney Cove).
20. Bay 1787: Give the place and year that the first fleet arrived to Australia.
21. Days: How long did it take the Red Jacket to sail between New York and Melbourne in 1854?
22. Servant: In 1760 who was Lord Ferrers hanged for murdering?
24. What caused China to open up some of their Western ports?
25. Australia's economy was predominately _____.
27. The middle and upper classes feared an _____ by prisoners.

1. The middle class had to _____ for a living.
2. Napoleon allegedly described the English as 'a nation of _____'.
3. These had to be increased to try and reduce crime.
4. True/False The death penalty was often applied to minor crimes.
5. The posting of _____ by authorities made people fear crime as people would report them.
11. Century: When did the young colony of New South Wales start to industrialise?
13. By 1850 Australia was well on the way to becoming industrialised and _____.
15. The year it is commonly said the Industrial Revolution ended.
16. The year in which the first steam mill was established on Darling Harbour.
17. Century: This time in Britain was considered to be harsh and unequal, but in fact was better than other nations.
20. East India Company: The name of the company that had a monopoly on trade from Australia before 1813.
23. The resource dug up near Newcastle.
26. hulks: The de-masted remains of once proud warships tethered in harbours to rot were _____.
28. There was a _____ rush in California in 1849.