First Nations Peoples & Culture
First Nations peoples had lived in Australia for at least this many years before British colonisation
65,000 years
This is the year the First Fleet arrived and British colonisation began
1788
This is the simple reason many free British citizens migrated to Australia
Improve their lives
Before it became one country, Australia was made up of several of these, each ruled separately by Britain (starts with C)
(British) colonies
These two farm animals (starting with S and C) were commonly grazed on land occupied by squatters
Sheep and cattle
This is the special title given to First Nations cultures because their culture has continued for so long
The oldest continuing culture on Earth
This was the name of the group of ships that brought the first British colonists to Australia
The First Fleet
Many poor people in Britain lived in these two kinds of places (starting with C and C)
The country and crowded cities
This is the job title of the person who ruled each colony and reported to London
A governor
This is what squatting was considered before some squatters gained leases or bought land
Illegal
This is roughly how many separate languages were spoken by First Nations peoples across Australia
250
This is the city that was first set up as a penal colony
Sydney
Factory workers in British cities often had poor conditions at their job and at home — name these two things (starting with W and L)
Working and living conditions
Many European colonists thought of themselves as more this nationality than Australian
British
Besides land and wealth, this is another thing many successful squatters gained
Political influence
This is the word for different versions of the same language
Dialects
This is the word for a colony where prisoners are sent
A penal colony
This crisis in Ireland caused many Irish migrants to move to Australia
A food shortage
This idea/type of identity slowly began to grow as more colonists had children who were born in Australia
A new Australian identity
This is the job title for workers who helped squatters move their sheep and cattle
A drover
These three things (starting with V, D, S) are what First Nations peoples experienced as a result of British colonial expansion
Violence, displacement and the spread of disease
This is the reason many convicts stayed in Australia after being released from prison
They could not afford the journey back to Britain
These are the two industries many migrants hoped to find opportunities in in Australia (starting with F and M)
Farming and mining
This is what colonists who occupied land beyond official colony boundaries without permission were called
Squatters
Drovers are compared to these figures from American history, who also rode horses across long distances
Cowboys