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Australian Colonisation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ is credited with colonizing Australia for the British in 1788.

a)

Christopher Colombus

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Henry Hudson

2.

What is the name of the sacred place of the Aborigines? It is a large sandstone monolith (rock) located in the geographical center of Australia.

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Ayers Rock (Uluru)

d)

Hudson Bay

3.

Which of the following does NOT apply to the Aborigines way of live BEFORE the arrival of British Explorers?

a)

They were nomadic, meaning they moved frequently in search of food.

b)

They were hunters and gatherers

c)

They had spiritual beliefs closely grounded in nature and the lives of their ancestors.

d)

They practiced Roman Catholicism

4.

__________________________ was the first colony established by Captain James Cook in 1788.

a)

New South Wales

b)

Alice Springs

c)

Chernobyl

d)

Western Australia

5.

Australia was established as a "penal colony" meaning that most of the 1300 settlers from Great Britain were _________________.

a)

religious pilgrims

b)

prisoners

c)

gold seekers

d)

soldiers

6.

Although the British were armed with guns, ______________________ decimated (wiped out) a large percentage of the Aboriginal population of Australia.

a)

small pox

b)

famine

c)

extreme poverty

d)

environmental pollution

7.

Which of the following religions were spread to Australia by the British prisoners?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

8.

What is the official language of Australia?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

German

9.

The Aborigines spiritual beliefs that was closely grounded in nature and the lives of their ancestors was known as ___________________.

a)

Dreamtime

b)

Maritime

c)

Christianity

d)

Romanov Dynasty

10.

Why did Great Britain decide to colonise?

a)

Overcrowding in London gaols

b)

Competition against Spain for land grabs

c)

To own the resources and labour of the countries colonised

d)

All of the above

11.
Who arrived on the First Fleet?
a)
Aboriginals
b)
British convicts, seamen, civil officers and free people
c)
Captain Cook
d)
Dinosaurs
12.
How man ships where in the First Fleet?
a)
3
b)
25
c)
11
d)
108
13.

When did the First Fleet leave Portsmouth, England for Australia?

a)

13 May 2016

b)

14 May 1887

c)

31 May 1788

d)

13 May 1787

14.
Who was in charge of the First Fleet?
a)
Captain Cook
b)
Captain Arthur Phillip
c)
Captain Jobe Watson
d)
Captain
15.
What is a convict?
a)
An innocent person
b)
A man who works
c)
A prisoner who has commited a crime
d)
A person with a sentence
16.
Why were convicts sent to Australia?
a)
America refused to take convicts
b)
Prisons overcrowded
c)
Australia was 'Terra Nullius'
d)
All of the above
17.
What factors caused the Aboriginal population to reduce dramatically?
a)
Introduction to new diseases
b)
Conflict
c)
Removed from land
d)
All of the above
18.
What was the name of the floating jails (prison ships)? 
a)
Pontoons
b)
Hulks
c)
Penal ships
d)
Jail boats
19.
About how many people arrived on the 11 ships of the First Fleet?
a)
1800
b)
1100
c)
1400
d)
1000
20.
Of the 11 ships of the First Fleet, how many were carrying convicts?
a)
4
b)
10
c)
6
d)
8
21.
The youngest convicts of the First Fleet were about ____ years old.
a)
13
b)
10
c)
7
d)
18
22.
Most of the convicts of the First Fleet were poor and:
a)
Uneducated
b)
Healthy
c)
Adventurous
d)
Rich
23.
Some convicts became successful in the colony.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The British thought Australia 'belonged to no-one' because there were no farms or: 
a)
Buildings
b)
People
c)
Cars
d)
Animals
25.
Some people call Australia Day ______ Day.
a)
Settlement 
b)
Invasion
c)
Colonisation
d)
Birthday
26.

How many people died on the first fleet Voyage

a)

20

b)

100

c)

30

d)

40

27.

Which ship carried only Ladies

a)

HMS Sirius

b)

Friendship

c)

Charlotte

d)

Lady Penrhyn

28.

How long did the journey take from Britain to here

a)

300 days

b)

200 days

c)

252 days

d)

500 days

29.

What day did the First Fleet land at Sydney Cove

a)

23rd January1768

b)

26th January 1788

c)

27th January 1788

30.

How many children were born to convict women during the course of the journey

a)

10

b)

9

c)

6

d)

15

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