Aboriginal Rights pre 1938

When did Captain Cook 'land' in Australia?

• 1760

• 1770

• 1788

• 1796

What is the meaning of 'terra-nullius'?

• Open land

• Land down under

• Southern Land

• Land belonging to no one

What day did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?

• 26th Jan 1788

• 25th April 1788

• 26th Jan 1770

• 25th Dec 1788

What was the policy called which segregated Aboriginal people?

• Segregation

• Integration

• Protection

• Exclusion

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the 'Protection' policy?

• Deciding where Indigenous people lived and worked

• Forbidding Indigenous people to practice traditional ceremonies

• Taking their children

• Forbidding marriage between Indigenous people

By 1895, what had some Indigenous people been given access to in NSW?

• Education

• Reserves of land

• Voting Rights

• Free housing

Between 1913 and 1927 the reserved land for Indigenous people had halved. Why was this?

• Change of government

• Lack of interest

• Land been given away to returned WWI soldiers

• Urban development

What is the AAPA?

• Australian Association of People for Aboriginals

• Aboriginal Association of Progressive Action

• Australian Association of Proactive Aboriginals

• Australian Aborigines' Progressive Association

Who set up the AAPA?

• Fred Maynard

• Marcus Garvey

• Fred Willis

• Dr Martin Luther King

Which of the following were the goals of the AAPA?

• Taking pride in cultural idenitity

• Fighting for land rights

• Achieving recognition as citizens

• Protecting their children