Citipointe, Yr 6, History Semester 2

What level of government looks after pets?

• State

• Federal

• Local

What level of government looks after roads?

• Local

• State

• Federal

Why did Australia decide to federate?

• Each colony was like its own country with their own laws, military, stamps, immigration systems, railway lines.

• People became frustrated by all the differences between states

• Threat of invasion.

• It allowed a unity between the six colonies.

• It allowed for Australia to develop its own system of government.

Pick two fathers of federation

• Sir Edmund Barton

• Mrs Gravestein

• Sir Henry Parkes

• Sir Paul McCartney

What level of government looks after hospitals?

• Federal

• State

• Local

When did federation occur?

• 1901

• 1801

• 1911

• 2024

What was Federation?

• The joining together of the six colonies to form one nation Australia

• Making sure Australian trains were the same gauge

• The design of the Australian flag

• Making sure the smaller colonies didn't take money from the bigger colonies

What were the main effects of Federation on the country?

• Each colony was like its own country with their own laws, military, stamps, immigration systems and railway lines.

• People became frustrated by all the differences, so a push towards federation began. It allowed a unity between the six colonies.

• It allowed for Australia to develop its own system of government.

• Threat of invasion.

• It made sure the nation was rich.

Where was Australia's original capital?

• Canberra

• Perth

• Melbourne

• Sydney