Early colonisation
When and who claimed Australia for the British crown?
Captain James Cook in 1770
How many months did it take to arrive to Sydney from Portsmouth in 1788?
8
How many years before common era did the Aboriginal arrive to Australia?
68 thousand years
When, where and who found gold in New South Wales?
Edwards Hargraves found gold in Bathurst in 1851.
What was the name of the first Prime Minister?
Edmund Barton
Which European nation had encounters with the Aboriginals in the 17th century?
The Dutch
How many years of conviction did someone receive who did petty crime - like stole a loaf of bread?
7
What does terra nullius mean?
Nobody’s land/ ungoverned land. According to international law, Britain could claim and settle that country. In this case, it could claim ownership of the land.
What was the reason of the Eureka Stockade in 1854?
The gold diggers/ minders did not want to pay licence fee, regardless of their gold findings.
List 3 three economic advantages of the federation!
Removal of tariffs between states, unified currency and banking system, improved national infrastructure - railways, telegraph
What was the name of the first colony?
New South Wales
Why could not the British send convicts to North America after 1776?
The American colonies became independent on the 4 July 1776.
List 2 reasons for the decline of the Indigenous Australian population
Illnesses - small pox, measles, and frontier wars and massacres.
Which ethnicity faced hostility during the Gold rush, and what kind of government decisions reflected that?
The Chinese faced hostility at the gold fields. They had to pay a landing fee of 10 pounds, and a higher miners right after the Eureka Stockade
What was the dictation test?
Any non-European migrant had to sit the 50 word dictation test on arrival to Australia. If they had spelling or grammar mistakes, they were deported.
What was the name of the first governor of New South Wales?
Captain Arthur Philip
Howe many convicts were sent to Australia between 1788 and 1868?
164 thousands
What happened to the Aboriginal peoples of Van Diemen's land between 1824 and 1832?
Only 200 peoples remained and they were moved to Flinders Island.
List 2 gold mining cities!
Bendigo, Ballarat, Bathurst, Castlemaine
How did Federation effect immigration?
One of the first legislation was the Immigration Restriction Act, that restricted non-European immigration. The other legislation was the Pacific Islanders Labourers Act, in effect they were deported back to their home countries, and prohibited from entering.
What was the name of Tasmania before 1856?
Van Diemen's Land
What is the ticket of leave?
The convicts received it at the end of their sentence, and became free settlers
How did the Aboriginal peoples lived at the Christian missions?
They had to live like White people, not to speak their languages, or practice their traditional customs.
Between 1851 and 1853 how did the population of Victoria change from 77 000?
It grew to 540 000
Tell us one reason against the federation!
- some colonies had more power than others, and did not want to share resources
- regional differences between states - leading to feelings of inequity and discontent