Making a Nation - The colonies of Australia

Making a Nation
The Colonies of Australia

Grade 9 - History

• Understand unit requirements

• Apply prior knowledge to first Europeans

• Interpret why colonies were established

Success Criteria

Understand unit and unpack assessment. Apply prior knowledge to the first Europeans and establishment of the colonies.

​Focus

Lesson Three - Expectations

Word Cloud

What springs to mind when you think Colonies?

Multiple Select

The Australian colonies were established for a range of different reasons.

• change in social conditions

• change in economic conditions

• to provide a place for punishment

• To establish a single colony

Multiple Select

They were also a great source of ..................... and raw materials for the British government and ........................, initially providing timber for shipbuilding, and later supplying wool, minerals and grain.

• wealth

• source

• industry

• grain

Multiple Choice

After his arrival on the First Fleet in 1788, . remained as the governor of the colony of New South Wales for five years. Phillip represented the British government and was more or less the ruler of the colony.

• Captain Arthur Phillip
• Governor Lachlan Macquarie
• Captain James Cook
• Lieutenant William Bligh

Multiple Choice

He was known to be a ........................... leader, and this extended to his relations with the Cadigal and Wangal Wangal peoples of the Sydney area.

• incompetent
• respected/

  humane

• untrustworthy
• cruel

Multiple Select

by ................., most of New .................... Wales had been opened up to British settlers. The land was cleared, allowing farms and small towns to be established.

• 1850

• cleared

• South

• small

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How many colonies were established in 1829?

Multiple Choice

What were assisted migrants?

• People who migrated without any assistance
• People who migrated for religious reasons
• Individuals who received help or support to migrate to a new country
• People who migrated for economic opportunities

Multiple Choice

Which colony was known as van Diemen's land?

• Papua New Guinea
• Fiji
• New Zealand
• Tasmania

Brain Wrap - Discussion

how do you feel you went?
how could you improve?






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