Federation
What is Federation?
The joining of colonies to form one governed nation.
Did everyone support Australian Federation?
No
What speech is Henry Parkes most known for giving?
Tenterfield Oration
Where did Henry Parkes give his famous speech?
In Tenterfield, NSW
After Federation, Aboriginal people had a lot more rights and better living conditions.
True or False
False.
When did Australia's Federation occur?
1901
What is the exact date of Federation? (date, month, year)
1st January, 1901
What is Henry Parkes known as?
The F_ _ _ _ _ of F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The Father of Federation
In which year did Henry Parkes give the Tenterfield Oration?
1889
What other country nearly became a part of Australia during Federation?
New Zealand
How many colonies were there, that decided to federate?
Six
Why were some people opposed to the Federation?
a) a new parliament would be expensive and cost more in taxes.
b) worried it would loosen immigration laws and allow non-white Europeans to immigrate to the country.
c) worried that it would stop farmers getting cheap labour from the Pacific Islands.
In what year did Henry Parkes become Premier of NSW?
a) 1850
b) 1872
c) 1865
1872
What was the main aim of Parkes' speech?
To encourage the federation of the six colonies into one country, with one federal government.
What impact did Alfred Deakin have upon Federation?
a) wrote anonymous newspaper articles about problems in the colonies
b) gave public speeches in support of the Federation movement
c) helped develop the constitution as fair and democratic
d) all of the above
All of the above
What needed to be written and checked before the colonies could federate?
The Constitution
Who was the first Prime Minister of the Australian nation in 1901?
a) Alfred Deakin
b) Henry Parkes
c) Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton
Henry Parkes had no formal education after the age of eight?
True or false?
True
Who did Parkes present his speech to, believing that federation would benefit this group most?
The city community or the rural community?
The rural community
When was the Northern Territory separated from South Australia?
1911
Britain was known as the...
Mother Country
What was one of the advantages of Federation?
-One, unified defence force.
-Easy travel across states, with railway tracks that are the same size.
-The removal of tariffs (taxes) on goods and services that crossed colonies.
-Immigration could become more strict.
-More independence from Britain, 'The Mother Country'.
Henry Parkes introduced new laws that helped to improve what services?
Education, hospitals, prisons and farms.
What were the three main arguments that Henry Parkes had to promote Federation?
1) a unified defence force
2) free trade between colonies (no taxes on goods and services as they travel between colonies)
3) a uniform railway system
How many 'Aboriginal natives' were included in the official population at Federation under the constitution?
a) 150 000
b) 80 000
c) none
d) 670 000
None