Settlement In Australia - Wednesday

Which island did the British government want to claim as their own?

• Bribie

• Norfolk

• Christmas

• Tasmania

Other than claiming the land for England, what was another reason for sailing to Norfolk Island?

• to make providing food easier

• to make sailing the world easier

• to make spreading out easier

• to make finding food easier

Supply ships were meant to return to England as soon as possible. Only _____ ships stayed behind with the First Fleeters.

Which problems were faced by giving the convicts rations?

• not enough energy to do work

• slowed down the building of the colony even more

• the convicts complained about the lack of food

• convicts died from starvation

Arthur Phillip did the right thing in rationing food.

• Definitely true

• Somewhat true

• Somewhat false

• Definitely false

The ship (a)   was sent by​ (b)   to get urgent supplies from Rio De Janeiro and ​ (c)   . They returned​ (d)   later but his supplies​ (e)   because the colony was starving.

• Sirius
• Arthur Phillip
• Cape of Good Hope
• 7 months
• didn't last long

Order the following events.

• The First Fleet moved to Port Jackson.

• The Sirius was sent to get supplied from overseas.

• The First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay.

• The First Fleet left England.

• The land in Port Jackson wasn't suitable for crop growing.

Write a word that describes the situation in the colony for the First Fleeters.

Do you think it was fair for convicts to be flogged for stealing food?

• Yes

• No

Draw what you think a cat of nine tails would look like.