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D - SS - Unit 5
History of Australia - Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the first Europeans to sail to Australia? | the Dutch (Netherlands) |
| In what year did the first Europeans to sail to Australia? | 1606 |
| Why did the Dutch not settle in Australia? | they were attacked by Aborigines |
| Who sailed around Australia? | James Cook |
| In what year did someone sail around Australia? | 1770 |
| What did the Captain name the area? | New South Wales |
| Which country did the Captain claim the land for? | England |
| In what area did the Captain's sailors make maps? | the coast of eastern Australia & Tasmania |
| What forced the British to stop sending prisoners to Georgia? | The American Revolution |
| Why did Australia seem like a good choice for a penal colony? | there was no chance of escape, no colonies around it, and very few indigenous people lived there |
| When did British ships carrying prisoners leave England to establish the prison colony? | 1787 |
| What were the British ships with the first convicts called? | First Fleet |
| When did British prisoners settle in Australia? | 1788 |
| How many ships were in the First Fleet? | 11 |
| Approximately how many of the first prisoners were women? | 20% |
| How long was New South Wales a penal colony? | 1788 to 1832 |
| Who lived in the penal colonies besides prisoners? | marines and their families |
| When did the British stop transporting prisoners to Australia? | 1868 |
| What did the free immigrants that settled in Australia build? | businesses, trading posts, farms, etc. |
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