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Aborigines Penal Colony Immigration Reading a Timeline Vocabulary European Influence
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From where did the Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of years ago?
Southeast Asia score board
What weapon did the Aborigines invent?
Boomerang score board
How did the Aborigines pass down their history?
By telling stories score board
Why were the Aborigines nomadic?
They had to travel from place to place to find food. scoreboard
What social group of the Aborigines was made up of 10 to 20 people?
Horde score board
Which war caused Great Britain to look to Australia as a penal colony?
American Revolution score board
From what country did the prisoners used to colonize Australia in the late 1700s come?
Great Britain score board
What percentage of the first prisoners sent to Australia were women?
20 percent score board
From 1788 to 1823, what Australian colony was officially a penal colony?
New South Wales score board
Why did Great Britain stop sending prisoners to Australia?
Many free immigrants began settling in the region. score board
Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?
Captain James Cook score board
What name did the early English explorers give eastern Australia?
New South Wales score board
What was the most damaging thing the Europeans brought to Australia?
Disease score board
What did Great Britain do to keep the French out of western Australia?
They built villages and cities as quickly as possible to spread the English language. score board
What were the three earliest European-influenced churches to be built in Australia?
Roman Catholic Anglican (Church of England) Methodist score board
What area of Australia was of particular interest to the French?
The western section score board
During the Gold Rush immigrants from what Asian country came to Australia?
China score board
After Australia got its independence, its government mostly allowed newcomers from what two countries to come there?
United States and Great Britain score board
After Australia got its independence, its government passed restrictions on newcomers from what two continents?
Asia and Africa score board
Today, what percentage of Australians were born in another country?
20 percent score board
According to the timeline, how many years passed between the first European exploration and the first land claim by Great Britain?
164 years score board
According to the timeline, how many years were prisoners sent to a special colony in Australia?
80 years score board
How many years did Melbourne serve as the capital of Australia?
26 years score board
What event on the timeline changed the way Australia viewed immigration?
Discovery of gold score board
What year is commonly considered as the date of Australian independence from Great Britain?
1901 score board
What is another word for prison?
Penal score board
What is the definition for aborigines?
People who were in a place from the beginning score board
What word describes a wanderer?
Nomadic score board
What term describes a plant, animal, or some other natural thing used as a symbol or emblem for a tribe?
Totem score board
What is the name of the system used to divide a tribe into two equal parts?
Moiety System score board
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What were three of the inventions of the Aborigines?
Rock art Boomerang Ground-axe Grindstone score board