The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
1835
100
What famous NZ’er campaigned for Women to get the vote in NZ?
Kate Sheppard
100
Hone Heke is famous for defying the British rule in NZ by.....
Cutting down the flagpoles
100
A major factor creating conflict was a confusion around translation of words. What does kawanatanga translate best as?
Governorship
100
Maori tried to exert their authority through the establishment of a King - what was this movement called?
The Kingitanga movement
200
What happened on Feb 6 1840?
Signing of ToW
200
Who was the first Maori to sign the ToW
Hone Heke
200
Abel Tasman had some of his sailors killed by Maori warriors in what is now called Golden Bay. What was it named originally after this incident?
Murderer’s Bay
200
A consequence of the increasing tension between Maori and Pakeha settlers was the Land Wars which the British army ultimately one. Much of Maori land was _________
confiscated
200
What is Edward Gibbon Wakefield strongly connected with?
The NZ Company
300
What year did James Cook first visit NZ?
1769
300
Who was the first European to visit New Zealand?
Abel Tasman
300
A major dispute between the NZC and Ngati Toa’s chief Te Rauparaha happened in 1843. What is the name of this incident?
Wairau Incident
300
A major factor creating conflict was a confusion around translation of words. What does sovereignty translate best as in Maori?
rangatiratanga
300
What is the closest town to where Hone Heke cut down the flag poles?
Russell / Kororareka
400
What decade did the NZ Land wars occur in?
1860s
400
What is William Hobson famous for?
organizing signing of Treaty of Waitangi
400
What is the “temperance movement”?
Encouraging the banning of alcohol in NZ
400
Hobson misunderstood the correct definition of “pre-emption”. What was the consequence of this misunderstanding?
He thought Maori could only exclusively sell to the Crown
400
What does pre-emption mean?
the right of first refusal
500
What year were women given the vote in NZ?
1893
500
Name two Governors that ruled early NZ.
George Grey, William Hobson, Robert Fitzroy, Thomas Gore Browne
500
On 21st May 1840 Governor Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of NZ. On what grounds did he claim the North and South Island (1 reason for each)
North Island = Maori ceded it by signing a treaty, South Island = by discovery
500
Some Pakeha existed as a ‘go-between’ amongst Maori and Pakeha, often living amongst Maori speaking the language and getting Moko. What were they called?