Gold Rush
What year did the Australian Gold Rush begin?
1851
What was the Eureka Stockade?
What is a rebellion by miners against the government in 1854?
Who was the leader of the Eureka Stockade?
Who was Peter Lawler
What was a common mode of transportation during the 1800s in Australia?
What is Horse and cart?
What did the discovery of gold in Australia lead to in terms of economic growth?
What is a boom in trade and industry?
What were the names of two major goldfields in Australia?
Ballarat and Bendigo
Where did the Eureka Stockade take place?
What is Ballarat?
Which infamous outlaw led a gang in Victoria and was known for his distinctive armour?
Who was Ned Kelly
What type of housing was common for miners during the Gold Rush?
What are tents, shanties, or wooden huts?
How did the Gold Rush affect relations with Indigenous Australians?
What is it led to conflicts over land and resources?
Name one major impact of the Gold Rush on Australian society.
What is increased immigration or economic growth?
What was one of the main causes of the Eureka Stockade?
What is the high cost of mining licenses?
How many children did the Ned Kelly family have?
How many is 8
What was a typical meal for a gold miner in the 1800s?
What is Damper( bread) and Tea?
What was the main purpose of the 1855 Victorian Electoral Act?
What is to grant voting rights to all male property owners?
What was the primary reason many people migrated to Australia during the Gold Rush?
What is the search for gold and wealth?
Which flag became a symbol of the Eureka Stockade?
What is the Southern Cross flag?
What was the last thing Ned Kelly say?
What is ' Such is life"
What role did women play in the goldfields during the 1800s?
What is supporting families, running businesses, or working in laundry and kitchens?
What was one significant change in Australian government that resulted from the Eureka Stockade?
What is the introduction of a more democratic electoral system?
What were "diggers," and what roles did they play during the Gold Rush?
Who were the miners searching for gold?
What was the outcome of the Eureka Stockade for the miners?
What is increased political rights and reforms?
Who was the person who claimed he found gold?
Who is Hargraves
How did the discovery of gold affect the population in Australia? Extra points if you can tell me what it increased to?
What is it led to a rapid increase in population due to immigration? 1,700,000
What was the act that was introduced in 1901 that shaped how the British wanted Australia to become?
What is the White Australian Policy?