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WorksheetsA&TSI Rights and Freedoms 2
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 19mins
What does Terra Nullius mean?
"nobody's land" - territory that nobody owns so that the first nation to discover it is entitled to take it over.
"every body's land" - territory that nobody owns so that the first nation to discover it is entitled to take it over.
territory that indigenous people own so that the first nation to discover it is entitled to pay for it.
"white man's land" - territory that nobody owns so that the first nation to discover it is entitled to take it over.
What was the Day of Mourning?
First organised civil rights protest by African-Americans
First organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
Second organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
The final organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
What happened to Aboriginal people on reserves and missions?
They were taught to reject their European ways of life
They were injected with smallpox
They were taught to reject their Aboriginality and had to convert to Christianity
They were taught to speak English and how to fight
Why did the government take mixed race Aboriginal children from their families?
Government thought these children could be absorbed into the wider white population.
Government thought these children could be better used as servants.
Government thought their parents could not look after them
Government thought these children could be absorbed into the wider black population.
What does civil rights mean?
The rights of Aboriginal people for social and political rights
The rights of citizens for social and political rights
The rights of Europeans for social and political rights
The rights of citizens for social and cutural rights
When was the Day of Mourning Protest?
26 January, 1967
26 January, 1948
26 January, 1938
1 January, 1788
What did the beginning of European settlement mean for Aboriginal people?
the beginning of European education and the European invasion of a their homes
the beginning of Indian settlement and the European invasion of a land they had lived in continuously for thousands of years
the beginning of European settlement and the European invasion of a land they had lived in continuously for thousands of years
the beginning of a new language and customs and changed Aboriginal society for the better
How were Aboriginal people impacted by colonisation?
Better eduction and opportunities
loss of land, disease, conflict, break down of social structures
loss of land, disease, new language
break down of social structures, found new jobs
What did segregation laws do?
Made sure children went to school.
Kept black people and white people separate.
Made sure all people could vote.
Kept people from driving too fast.
What is assimilation?
A majority culture adopting the beliefs of a minority culture
A minority culture adopting the beliefs of a majority culture
Who established the Australian Aborigine League? (1945)
Cooper Williams
William Cooper
Billy Williams
Billy Coopers
The name given to the children forcibly removed from their families is?
Stolen Generation
Lost Boys
Lost Gerneration
Assimilated Generation
From the list below which strategies have been used by Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders to achieve their goals for representation and recognition? Select 3 answers
Walk Off
Strike
Petition
March
Protest Songs
Select two reasons from the below list that were used to justify removal of children from their families and communities.
so children would be absorbed into the white society
to provide state school education
to provide religious instruction to removed children
improve the lives of children
Which definition below best describes Reconciliation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
About saying sorry for the wrongs committed on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people since white settlement
Building better relationships between Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and the wider community
To provide Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people with the necessary skills to run for political office and to make community changes
To say sorry for the wrongful removal of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children during the Stolen Generation
Eddie Mabo was a Torres Strait Islander man who fought in the High Court of Australia for 10 years to achieve what?
To achieve reconciliation for Murray (Mer) Island
To achieve recognition of continual ownership of Murray (Mer) Island in the Torres Strait
To extinguish (overturn) pastoral (farming) leases in Queensland
To remove all references to white settlement in the Torres Strait
On 26 May 1997 the Bringing Them Home report was issued, What was the contents of this report?
To count the numbers of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children removed from their homes during the Stolen Generation
To document the frontier violence between settlers and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples
To report on an inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children from their families
To report on the active claims from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people's throughout Australia.
When did Kevin Rudd famously apologise to the Stolen Generations
2000
2001
2008
2007
In what year were the Freedom Rides?
1972
1980
1965
1962
The Freedom Rides were inspired by those conducted in the US Civil Rights Movement
True
False
The Freedom Rides mostly focused on
rural NSW
rural VIC
All of QLD
All of WA
Where did the Gurindji Stockmen strike occur?
Wave Mountain
Wave Flats
Wave Molehill
Wave Hill
What happened at the 1997 Reconciliation Conference
John Howard apologised to Aboriginal people
John Howard refused to give an apology
Kevin Rudd apologised to the Aboriginal people
Kevin Rudd refused to give an apology
When did the Bringing them Home Report come out?
1998
1996
1997
1990
In 1993, this court case ruled that the Aboriginal people had owned land before the British had arrived.
The Mabo Case
The OJ Simpson Case
The Land Case
The Terra Nullius Case
Which Australian Prime Minister said sorry to the Aboriginal people?
John Howard
Clive Palmer
Kevin Rudd
Paul Keating
The inquiry that told peoples stories about the Stolen Generation was called?
The Set them Free Report
The Bringing them Home Report.
The Saying Sorry Report
The Stolen Generation Report
An early Aboriginal protest was called?
Day of Saddness
Day of Mourning
Day of Regret
Invasion Day
Define: Civil rights
A German term meaning 'lightning war'
A common term used to describe people who travel by sea to seek asylum
The rights belonging to every individual including civil liberties, due legal process, equal protection under the law and freedom from discrimination
A way of organising a society in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
In what year were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people given the right to vote in federal elections?
1962
1950
1990
1938
What was the purpose of the 1965 Freedom Ride?
To bring attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing
To bring media attention to the issues Aboriginal people in NSW faced
To encourage and support Aboriginal people to resist discrimination
All of the above
Where did the 2000 Sorry March happen?
Brisbane
Melbourne
Sydney
Perth
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the band Midnight Oil performed wearing what word on their outfits?
Happy
Apology
Sorry
Yes
On 26th January 1938 Aboriginal leaders held a protest to coincide with what event? Select the correct answer below
Armistice Day
NAIDOC week
Australia Day
100 years since European settlement
Were Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people segregated in Australia?
Yes
No
Did Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people use US Civil Rights tactics to achieve change in Australia?
Yes
No
In 1967 Australia held a referendum (vote) that gave what to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people? Select two answers
The right to vote in federal election
The right to be counted in the census along with other Australians
To allow the federal government to make laws for Indigenous peoples
To stop the forced remove of children from their families and communities
To stand for political office in the Australian parliament
