Y10 History Background to Rights & Freedoms

What was the consequence of British colonisation for Indigenous Australians?

• Violence

• Devastation of communities by disease and European interference

• Displacement

• All of the above

What does terra nullius mean?

• Native title

• Land rights

• Nobody’s land

• Invasion

When was the Federation of Australia?

• 1901

• 1902

• 1903

• 1904

What did the Aboriginal Protection Board have control over?

• Wages

• Rations

• Travel

• All of the above

Complete the sentence: The deliberate exclusion of people of colour from public society is called…

• Assimilation

• Inclusion

• Segregation

• Discrimination

Which state only allowed Indigenous people to work when granted a permit by a government official?

• New South Wales

• Queensland

• Victoria

• Tasmania

What was the main consequence of Australia’s assimilation policy?

• Forced removal of Indigenous children from families

• Unequal pay

• Establishment of reserves

• Exclusion of Indigenous people from public places

What was a key feature of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment?

• Equal pay

• No pay at all

• Wages paid annually

• Wages could be paid into a government trust

When was assimilation adopted as an official Australian government policy?

• 1917

• 1927

• 1937

• 1947

Assimilation is the process of absorbing a population or culture into another.

• True

• False