Key Figures
Sir Henry Parkes Birthday
What is May 27th?
What did the gold discoveries encourage?
population and prosperity
What make people have to migrate jobs and turn to urbanization?
Industrial Revolution
What shift happened during the Industrial Revolution for its economy?
It went from agriculture to machine-based
Fill in the blank: Sir Henry Parkes had the Speech in _________ on October
Tenterfield
What kind of goods did Australia supply Britain with?
raw materials like wool and minerals
What happened because of overpopulation, nasty work environments, and being overworked?
Fast spreading diseases
Why did global connections strengthen in the early stages of globalization?
Trading
Which location did Captain James Cook land in Australia?
the east coast of Australia
What did indigenous Australians experience during land seizures in the 1860s-1890s?
dispossession
How did the workers fight against these horrible conditions?
They unionized
What transformed towns into economic hubs and attracted labor?
Urbanization and mining booms
Which country colonized Australia in 1770?
Britain
What political milestone occurred in 1901, shaped by imperial influence?
Federation
What policy aimed to prevent people of non-European origin to enter Australia?
White Australia Policy
How did Britain keep Australia from being independant?
They restricted free trading
When was Speech in Tenterfield held?
October 24, 1889
What did Britain control to dominate Australia’s trade in the early 1800s?
Tariffs
What did the British do with lots of their prisoners?
What issues rose because Australia's economy strong because of the British Empire?
They were too reliant on Britain