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WorksheetsHistory of Australia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The first people to arrive on Australia around 40,000 years ago are known as
the Aborigines
the Indigenous people
Melanesians
Micronesians
Ancient Aborigines were
nomadic hunter gatherers
nomadic sailors
sedentary farmers
sedentary hunters
The first Aborigines arrived from
New Zealand
southeast Asia
Great Britain
Holland
Aborigines invented this tool for hunting
didgeridoo
bow & arrow
boomerang
axe
Australia was claimed by Captain James Cook to be part of which empire?
French
Spanish
Dutch
British
Initially, Great Britain used Australia as which type of colony?
Agricultural
Naval Base
Mercantile
Convict
Which event led to an increase in European colonists and terrible treatment of the Aborigines?
World War I
Independence movements in South America
the Gold Rush
the end of the north Atlantic slave trade
Australia gained independence from Great Britain in which year?
1900
1901
1902
1903
During which period of Australia's history did Australians take Aborigine children from their families to assimilate them into Australian society?
Stolen Generation
Gold Rush
World War I
World War II
Due to many years of discrimination Aborigines currently struggle with (select more than one answer)
poor health
lower literacy rates
unemployment
loss of native languages
In which year did the Australian government apologize to the Aborigines for their poor treatment?
2006
2007
2008
2009
Put the following events in order:
A. Uluru given back to the Aborigines
B. Named Ayers Rock by colonists
C. Climbing/Hiking Uluru is illegal
D. Named Uluru by the Aborigines
A, B, C, D
D, A, B, C
D, B, A, C
D, C, B, A
Which statement describes the early relationship between British colonists and Australian Aborigines?
armed conflicts from the very beginning
invitations to turn aboriginal lands into ranches
friendly at first, then hostile as the British sought more land
aboriginal diseases became an issue for colonists
Why do Australians speak English?
Australians learned to speak English in school,
Australia was colonized by the British/English.
Most Australians have lived in England.
English is spoken in many countries around the world.
The majority of Australians are descendants of English settlers who were __________.
missionaries
explorers
convicts/prisoners
explorers, missionaries, and convicts
