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Making a Nation
Making a Nation- Australian History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How long have the Australian Indigenous people been living in Australia? | From 40,000 to 100,000 years |
| How many different language groups were there living in Australia before 1788? | 300 + |
| What does Terra Nullius Mean? | Empty Land |
| Why were the Aboriginal people nomadic? | they moved on from an area once the natural resources were depleted to allow that area to regenerate. |
| How many people arrived in the first fleet? | Approximately 1500 people |
| How long did the journey from Britain to Australia take? | About 8 months |
| Who was accredited with "discovering " Australia? | Captain James Cook |
| How many ships were in the first fleet? | 11 |
| Who was the first British Governor of Australia? | Captain Arthur Phillip |
| What types of people were in the first fleet? | Officers and their wives and children, marines, male and female convicts and their children, navy sailors |
| Why were colonies established in Australia? | As a penal colony, provide new opportunities for british subjects, provide raw materials for British manufacturing. |
| Why did Britain need somewhere to send its convicts? | America had declined to accept anymore and the british jails were overflowing. |
| What percentage of indigenous died around the Sydney Cove area from disease? | 60% |
| What were some of the impacts on the Aboriginal people of British colonisation? | Introduction of diseases, taking of Aboriginal lands, death of Aboriginal people, stolen children |
| What were some of the options for women convicts? | women convicts could be chosen as wives by the marines or navy men, be chosen as domestic help for the settlers or be sent to the |
| Who was John Macarthur? | Johns Macarthur was the first settler to begin grazing sheep. |
| What was the rebellion in 1854 that broke out on the Goldfields about? | the miners were upset about high licence fees and police interference. |
| identify some of the other cultures that came to Australia during this time. | Chinese during the gold rush; Afghans to become Cameleers, south sea Islanders to the the cane fields and Japanese to dive for pearls. |
| What is meant by assimilation? | assimilation means when a person or group language and culture become absorbed by another culture. |
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deb johns
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