We Came from Ireland & Britain

What percentage of Australians claim to have convict ancestry?

• 40%

• 50%

• 100%

• 20%

European migration to the Australian colonies began in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What caused the Potato famine in Ireland?

• When Ireland suffered flooding and lost all the potato crops it caused a famine.

• When many people left Ireland, and all the potato crops were left to rot it caused a famine.

• When the potato crops in Ireland suffered from blight it caused a famine.

• When the potato crops in Ireland were destroyed by fire it caused a famine.

What mines closed in Cornwall and Devon causing the people to leave?

• Gold mines

• Tin mines

• Silver mines

• Coal mines

Where were the Highland clearances happening?

• The Highland clearances in Scotland

• The Highland clearances in England

• The Highland clearances in Wales

• The Highland clearances in Ireland

What Revolution caused many people to leave Ireland and Britain?

• French

• Technological

• American

• Industrial

After completing his convict sentence in Australia, Billy Blue became...

• a farmer

• a settler

• a ferryman

• a harbour watchman

• a constable

Migrants wanted by the colonial governments and encouraged to move with the offer of paid fares were called ____

• FORCED MIGRANTS

• BOUNTY PASSENGERS

• PAYING PASSENGERS

• ASSISTED PASSENGERS

People who have their fares paid by the British government and encouraged to leave because of poverty and unemployment in Britain were called ...

• FORCED MIGRANTS

• BOUNTY PASSENGERS

• PAYING PASSENGERS

• ASSISTED PASSENGERS

Free settlers who paid their own way were called ____

• FORCED MIGRANTS

• BOUNTY PASSENGERS

• PAYING PASSENGERS

• ASSISTED PASSENGERS