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Yr9 History Exam Revision

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Improved transport and communications

b)

Localised and small manufacturing

c)

New sources of power generation

d)

Growth of the middle class

2.

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

a)

China

b)

America

c)

Britain

d)

France

3.

The Industrial Revolution began in

a)

1850s

b)

1750s

c)

1901

d)

1660

4.

Working conditions during the Industrial Revolution were

a)

Fairly good with regular breaks

b)

Children were exploited and worked long hours

c)

Highly paid

d)

Never included child labour

5.

Which of the following was NOT a development in transport during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Steam locomotive

c)

Railways

d)

Canals

6.

Who was the commander of the First Fleet that arrived in Sydney Cove in January 1788?

a)

Captain James Cook

b)

Captain John Hunter

c)

Captain Arthur Phillip

d)

Captain Henry Parkes

7.

What is the official name of Australia’s constitution?

a)

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

b)

Commonwealth of Australia Act

c)

Federal Constitution of Australia Act

d)

Federation of Australia Act

8.

Which of the following statements best describes the importance of the concept of terra nullius to Australian history?

a)

a Latin term meaning ‘empty land’ that the British used to justify the settlement of Australia based on the idea that Indigenous Australians did not own the land.

b)

a Latin term meaning ‘no farmers’ that the British used to justify the settlement of Australia based on the idea that Indigenous Australians did not farm the land.

c)

a Latin term meaning ‘first owners’ that the British used to justify the settlement of Australia based on the idea that they settled it before the French and the Russians

d)

None of the above.

9.

Which of the following is NOT contained in the “Uluru: Statement from the Heart”?

a)

That Indigenous people should have the right to make separate laws for themselves.

b)

That Indigenous people’s sovereignty is a spiritual notion based on the ancestral tie between themselves and the land.

c)

That Indigenous people seek constitutional reforms to empower themselves and take their rightful place in our own country.

d)

That Indigenous people call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.

10.

What years did WWI occur in?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1913 - 1919

c)

1915 - 1919

d)

1904 - 1909