British Colonization
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- Q1What European country was the first to claim Australia?GERMANYSPAINGREAT BRITAIN30s
- Q2Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSHENRY HUDSONCAPTAIN JAMES COOK30s
- Q3Who were the first British settlers in Australia?DEBTORSPRISONERSRICH INVESTORS30s
- Q4What was the first city created by British settlers in Australia?MELBOURNEBRISBANESydney30s
- Q5What kind of work did these first settlers do to help develop Australia?BUILT ROADS AND BUILDINGS; CLEARED LAND; PLANTED CROPSBUILT INDUSTRIESHUNTED AND GATHERED30s
- Q6How did the government encourage free people to come to Australia?BY PAYING THEMPROPAGANDABY GIVING THEM FREE LAND30s
- Q7How did the British free settlers and the former British prisoners get along?THEY BATTLEDFREE SETTLERS LOOKED DOWN ON (FORMER) PRISONERSVERY WELL30s
- Q8Who fought in the Frontier War?ABORIGINES AND THE BRITISHABORIGINES AND THE GERMANSABORIGINES AND THE SPANISH30s
- Q9How long did the Frontier War last?150 YEARS4 YEARS7 YEARS30s
- Q10What did the British settlers bring to the aborigines?DISEASES, WEAPONS, ALCOHOL; A NEW CULTURENEW ANIMALS AND FARMING TECHNIQUESNEW FOODS AND MEDICINES30s
- Q11What are “reserves”?MONEY SET ASIDE TO HELP ABORIGINESWHERE ABORIGINES WERE SENT WHEN THE BRITISH TOOK AWAY THEIR LANDFOOD STOCKPILES30s
- Q12How did Australia gain independence from Great Britain?A LONG PEACEFUL PROCESS LIKE CANADAWAR30s
- Q13When did Australia gain independence from Great Britain?18651776190130s