Fact Check Quiz 1: Mass Migration and Australia

During the 19th and 20th centuries, where did most immigrants go?

• The USA

• Canada

• Brazil

• Argentina

What were the three main destinations for Chinese migrants in 1858?

• Cuba, Australia, Louisiana

• Canada, Australia, California

• Florida, Cuba, Australia

• Australia, Cuba, California

In 1828, what percentage of Australia's white population were convicts?

• 23%

• 33%

• 43%

• 53%

Answer explanation

The convicts had been transported from Britain as punishment for their crimes.

What were the gender ratios (men-women) in Australia at the following points in time?

• 1821

• 100:36

• 1833

• 100:50

• 1841

• 100:37

What was the main reason the Indigenous population of Australia dropped by between 80% and 90% after the arrival of settler colonialists?

• Overseas migration

• Disease

• Intentional genocide

• Environmental disasters

Answer explanation

The main reason the Indigenous population of Australia dropped by between 80% and 90% after the arrival of settler colonialists was due to the introduction of diseases to which the Indigenous population had no immunity. These diseases included smallpox, influenza, and measles, which spread quickly and caused widespread death and suffering.

In 1763, blankets from the smallpox hospital in Fort Pitt were given to the indigenous people. Where was Fort Pitt located?

• Canada

• The Thirteen Colonies

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Tasmania

What is the name of the place in Australia where Indigenous people were possibly deliberately infected with small pox in 1789?

• Sydney Cove

• Fort Pitt

• Brisbane

• Melbourne

How many Indigenous Australians died due to massacres between 1788 and 1930?

• 5,130

• 10,925

• 23,560

• 1 million

In Australia between 1788 and 1930, "agents of the state" (such as soldiers and police) were responsible for what percentage of the massacres perpetrated against Indigenous Australians?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

How many Indigenous Australians lived on Tasmania before the British arrived?

• Between 1000 and 4000

• Between 2000 and 5000

• Between 3000 and 7000

• Between 10,000 and 50,000