Question 1

What was the main issue that led to the Eureka Stockade uprising?

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Excessive mining license fees

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High taxation on gold

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Lack of water resources

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Poor mining techniques

Question 2

Which group did the miners primarily oppose during the Eureka Stockade?

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The Victorian government

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The British Crown

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The Australian Army

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Local landowners

Question 3

What action did the miners take to symbolize their resistance?

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They built a stockade and raised a blue flag.

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They wrote a petition to the queen

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They formed a mining cooperative

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They left the area

Question 4

What happened when government troops attacked the stockade?

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The miners had a brief and futile attempt to fight back.

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The miners surrendered without resistance

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The miners escaped into the mountains

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The miners successfully defeated the troops

Question 5

How many miners were reported killed in the conflict?

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Thirty miners

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Ten miners

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Fifty miners

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Twenty miners

Question 6

What was one of the outcomes of the miners' uprising at Eureka?

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License fees were abolished and replaced by an annual fee.

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All miners were deported

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Gold was nationalized

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Miners were given free mining equipment

Question 7

Who was a prominent leader of the miners' union mentioned in the passage?

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Peter Lalor

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John Batman

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James McCulloch

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Robert O'Hara Burke

Question 8

What did the blue flag with the southern cross symbolize for the miners?

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A symbol of protest

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A symbol of friendship

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A symbol of wealth

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A symbol of victory

Question 9

From what years did the feuding between the miners and the government intensify?

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1851-1854

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1840-1845

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1861-1865

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1855-1860

Question 10

What major reform resulted from the miners' protests after the Eureka Stockade?

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Miners gained the right to vote.

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Miners were exempted from all taxes

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Miners received free land

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Miners were given government jobs

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