The Day of Mourning
True or False: The Day of Mourning was the first major event in the Civil Rights Movement
True
The Freedom Rides was inspired by what country
America
What does a referendum change?
The Constitution
What year was Australia colonised by Britain?
1789
The Day of Mourning occurred in what year?
1938
The organiser of the Freedom Rides was
Charles Perkins
How many sections of the constitution did the 1967 Referendum change?
Two
Massacres and wars that were led by colonists were known as
Frontier Wars
The Day of Mourning eventually evolved into what week?
NAIDOC Week
What term describes the action of setting one group apart from others.
Segregation
The census
A disease introduced by the British when they colonised Australia
Smallpox
The name of the Prime Minister who met with Aboriginal leaders following the Day of Mourning
Joseph Lyons
1965
As a result of the 1967 Referendum who could make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders?
Federal Government
How many years have Aboriginal people been living on the mainland for?
65 000
Aboriginal children were banned from swimming in pools in the NSW town called
Moree
What percent of Australia's population voted 'yes' in the Referendum
90.77%
A term which means 'land belonging to no one'
Terra Nullius