9 The Australian gold rushes- 10.7

The discovery of gold _______ the colonies population in the 19th Century

• doubled

• tripled

• quadrupled

• did not change

The discovery of gold made __________ one of the richest cities in the British Empire

• Ballarat

• Geelong

• Melbourne

• Sydney

Gold rushes also helped strengthen the belief in _________

• Multiculturalism

• White superiority

• The church

• Inclusive practices

As well as the displacement of many Aboriginal people, _______ miners were often faced with discrimination and violence.

• Tasmanian

• Chinese

• Italian

• Islander

Why was gold not initially declared to the government?

• Because it was then taxed

• Because corrupt police would take it

• Because initially amounts found were quite small

• Because this was often on government land and therefore had to be handed to the governor

Who was the first prospector rewarded for finding gold in NSW?

• Edward Hargraves

• Edward Wilson

• Jeff Hargraves

• Jeff Wilson

And how much was he rewarded for his find?

• 5,000 pounds

• 7,000 pounds

• 10,000 pounds

• 12,000 pounds

By 1858 how many prospectors (diggers) were living on the Victorian goldfields?

• 50,000

• 80,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

Mining bought a total of miners from overseas to both Victoria and __________

• Western Australia

• South Australia

• New South Wales

• Queensland

Diggers on the goldfields were looking for _______ types of gold.

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five