Australia to 1851

Year in which James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia

• 1770

• 1771

• 1787

• 1788

Colonies established to punish were __________ colonies

• Punishment

• Penal

• Convict

• Penitentiary

The area of Melbourne was earlier called the Port __________ District

• Philip

• Sorrento

• Batman

• Phillip

He came from Tasmania to found a settlement in Victoria

• Henty

• Hume

• Batman

• Van Diemen

Early British name for Australia

• New Holland

• Great Southern Land

• Terror Australis

• New England

This island was far off NSW's east coast, but Britain wanted its raw materials

• Flinders

• Norfolk

• King

• Batavia

In what year did the First Fleet sail from Portsmouth

• 1785

• 1786

• 1787

• 1788

On what date in 1788 did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove?

• 26 January

• 25 April

• 14 February

• 25 January

What proportion of convicts were women?

• 2

• 5

• 12

• 20

Year in which Victoria became an independent colony from NSW

• 1804

• 1834

• 1835

• 1851