Goldrush and non-European experiences

Goldrush and Experiences of non-Europeans

Grade 9 - Making a nation
History

• Apply previous knowledge and explain the treatment of non-Europeans.

Success Criteria

Gain an understanding of the Australian Gold rushes and experiences of non-Europeans

Focus

Expectations

Word Cloud

Brain Jog: what is gold?

Multiple Choice

Gold also helped lay the foundations of the democratic nation that would later be established in ..............................

• 1901

• 1850

• 1750

• 1788

Poll

However, the gold rushes in New South Wales and Victoria also strengthened the belief in white superiority that had influenced the colonies since they were first settled.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Gold was first discovered in the ................................ colonies from around 1823. The amounts discovered, however, were quite small and were all on .............................................. land. This meant that the gold should have been .......................................... to the governor, so the finds were not usually reported.

• Australian

• government-owned

• surrendered

• kept

Poll

The New South Wales government rewarded his discovery with £10 000 (pounds). Hargraves immediately announced his find to the newspapers, and with this the Australian gold rushes began.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Diggers on the goldfields were looking for two main types of gold – ................................ gold and ....................... gold.

• alluvial

• opal

• deep reef

• amethyst

Multiple Choice

Alluvial gold was a type of gold that washed up in ...................................... beds, from underground streams. It was the easiest for most miners to find, and searching for it did not require much equipment.

• Gold extracted from deep underground mines
• Gold washed up in creek and river beds from underground streams
• Gold found on mountain peaks
• Gold formed from volcanic eruptions

Multiple Select

Living ................................ were hard for everyone on the goldfields. In places like Bendigo, for example, around 40 000 people lived close ....................................... in tents. Water and fresh food were scarce and sanitation was very .........................

• conditions

• good

• together

• poor

Poll

Children under the age of five made up a majority of deaths on the goldfields. Many women died in childbirth from a lack of sanitation and medical care.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The main reasons for anti-Chinese feeling among Europeans included:

• racism

• fear of being overrun

• jealousy

• suspicion of an unfamiliar culture

Poll

Resentment and anger towards the Chinese community flared into violence on a number of occasions. From 1855 onwards, colonial governments in Victoria and South Australia started passing anti-Chinese legislation.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What other groups of people came to Australia for gold?

• Japanese

• South Sea Islanders

• The Afghans

• Americans

Brain Wrap: Discussion

Why were the Europeans so against other groups?
Why were the gold rushes so important to Australia?
Did the Eureka Stockade make a difference to gold mining?