The First Fleet and The British Colonisation of Australia

How many ships made up the first fleet?

• 11

• 12

• 9

• 10

After _________ independence in 1776, Britain needed a place to send convicts.

• Canadian

• American

• Indian

• African

Most of the convicts of the First Fleet were poor and:

• Healthy

• Rich

• Adventurous

• Uneducated

Some convicts became successful in the colony.

• True

• False

The British thought Australia ‘belonged to no-one’ because there were no farms or:

• Buildings

• People

• Cars

• Animals

Some people called Australia Day _____ Day

• Settlement

• Colonisation

• Invasion

• Birthday

What were some negative things that the Europeans did when they arrived in Australia? (choose 2 answers)

• Young Indigenous Australians were taken away from their homes

• Animals were slaughtered

• Diseases were introduced

• They started building houses

Who was Lachlan Macquarie?

What did Macquarie do for the expansion of the colony?

What were the living conditions for the convicts in Australia? (choose 2 answers)

• Cosy

• Poor

• Disastrous

• Clean