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WorksheetsAustralian History review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why did disease have a disastrous impact on Aboriginal Australians after Europeans traveled to Australia?
The Australian colonists refused to treat the Aboriginal Australians.
The Aboriginal Australians did not have any medical knowledge.
The Aboriginal Australians did not have immunity to European diseases.
The Australian colonies did not have enough doctors to treat everyone.
Which of the following correctly describes the effect of European colonisation on the languages of Aboriginal Australia?
All 250+ languages have been combined into a single, standardised Aboriginal language.
Colonisers were able to successfully save many native languages.
Many of the Aboriginal languages are now extinct and few are still widely spoken.
Most Aboriginal people still speak the same languages today as their ancestors did before European invasion.
When did the colonization process begin in Australia?
2002
2021
The late 1700s
1865
What did the British first use Australia for?
They used it for the Kangaroos.
They used it as a penal Conly.
They used it for Natural Resources.
They used it for the Queen's vacation spot.
Which event led to an increase in European colonists and terrible treatment of Aboriginal Australians?
World War I
Independence movements in South America
the Gold Rush
the end of the north Atlantic slave trade
When was the Eureka Rebellion formed?
1857
1850
1855
1854
The leader of the miners Peter Lalor was
captured and charged with treason but was acquitted.
injured but escaped and had his arm amputated
smuggled out on a wagon under the Southern Cross flag.
captured but later escaped with the help of friends.
Why is the Eureka Stockade considered an important event in Australia's history.
We like the sound of the word Eureka!
It was start of democracy in Australia.
Gold is a valuable metal.
It happened in Australia.
What is Australia's form of Government?
Republic
Dictatorship
Democratic
Absolute Monarchy
Which of the following were positive reasons for federation?
A larger range of foods
A National railway line
Australia would have stronger national defence
It would be cheaper to live in Australia
What is Sir Henry PARKES known for?
Father of Federation
Father of Flatulence
Father of the Fatherland
Father of Australia
Who governed Australian colonies before Federation?
One Prime Minister
Each colony had its own Governor
The Queen
The Indigenous people
