Story of the World: III Chapter 41: New Zealand and Her Rulers

The native people of New Zealand called themselves the Māori which meant ____.

• people of the land

• extraordinary people

• ordinary people

They called the English pakehas which meant _____.

• white strangers

• foreign devils

• alien

In 1844, a ship brought two flocks of ____ to New Zealand.

• goats

• ducks

• sheep

______ was a Māori chief who rebelled against the British.

• Hono Heke

• Hongi Hika

• Tamati Waka Nene

What did the Māori receive in trade from the British settlers?

• wild game

• guns

• spears and axes

• sweet potatoes

What disease did the Māori catch from the settlers?

• smallpox

• measles

• influenza

• all of the above

What did the missionaries and settlers beg the British to do?

• stop the Australians from coming to New Zealand

• defend them against attacks by the Māori

• seize land from the Māori so that they could have it

• come and turn New Zealand into a law-abiding place

The British promised to protect the rights and property of the Maori if the Maori would ______.

• sell most of their land to the settlers

• stop attacking the English settlers

• recognize England as their ruler

• all of the above

What did the British governor tell the Māori when some of them tried to sell land?

• They were not allowed to sell their land.

• The British already owned the land.

• They could only sell land to the British government.

• They had to get the price approved by the British governor.

What did the Maori do to the British at Kororareka four different times?

• They killed the British governor.

• They burned the settlement.

• They cut down the flagpole.

• They stole the settlers’ animals.