1. Irish Immigration to Australia
Australia Quiz 3
Irish Immigration to Australia

2. Word Bank Convict Wake Famine Continuous American Civil War
Potato Famine
Australia Colony
Hard Labor
Word Bank

3. Question 1 Characterized by the following: Disease in the land
Destruction of food resources
starvation
Question 1

4. Question 2 Established by England in the late 1700’s
First people sent were Irish prisoners
Wanted to establish a base for making trade with Asia easier
Question 2

5. Lasted from
Thousands of Irish immigrants were drafted into the Army
Extremely violent and bloody conflict; over 600,000 killed
Question 3

6. Question 4 Was the key factor in Irish immigration
Destroyed the crop of potatoes in Ireland for years
Lead to death and disease for millions in Ireland
Question 4

7. Question 5 A celebration focused on the death of a person
A watch kept over someone who had passed away
Question 5

8. Question 6 The work of many immigrants
Typically the only option for uneducated people
For Irish immigrants it included:
Whaling
Railroad construction
Farm labor
mining
Question 6

9. Question 7 Someone found guilty of a crime
The first “English/Irish” settlers in Australia
Question 7

10. Never stopping
A complete whole
unending
Question 8

11. What would make Australia a good location to create a penal colony to send prisoners?
It’s remote location
It’s tough living environment (including many deserts)
Both A and B
Neither A or B
Question 9

12. In the late 1700s the British government used the colony of Australia as
A. a location in which to base trade with Asia.
B. a prison to which criminals could be sent.
C. a source of resources like coal and iron.
D. both A and B
Question 10