Federation: Australia Unites

When did Australia become a nation by uniting its six colonies?

Before 1901, Australia was a collection of ______ colonies. (Fill in the blank)

Each Australian colony had its own government, laws, defence force, stamps, and tariffs before federation.

Before the colonies could join together, what did they need to set out the rules for how Australia would be run?

The Constitution was approved by a vote of the people in referendums held in each colony between June 1899 and July 1900.

Who became Australia’s first Prime Minister after the Constitution was agreed to by the British Parliament?

What document provides the rules for the governance of Australia and is described as the birth certificate of the nation?

The Constitution created a federal Parliament and united the six self-governing British colonies as separate states within the Commonwealth of Australia.

According to the Australian Constitution, which sections outline most of the law-making powers of the federal Parliament?

Match the following groups with their main components: