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Australian History review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did disease have a disastrous impact on Aboriginal Australians after Europeans traveled to Australia?

a)

The Australian colonists refused to treat the Aboriginal Australians.

b)

The Aboriginal Australians did not have any medical knowledge.

c)

The Aboriginal Australians did not have immunity to European diseases.

d)

The Australian colonies did not have enough doctors to treat everyone.

2.

Which of the following correctly describes the effect of European colonisation on the languages of Aboriginal Australia?

a)

All 250+ languages have been combined into a single, standardised Aboriginal language.

b)

Colonisers were able to successfully save many native languages.

c)

Many of the Aboriginal languages are now extinct and few are still widely spoken.

d)

Most Aboriginal people still speak the same languages today as their ancestors did before European invasion.

3.

When did the colonization process begin in Australia?

a)

2002

b)

2021

c)

The late 1700s

d)

1865

4.

What did the British first use Australia for?

a)

They used it for the Kangaroos.

b)

They used it as a penal Conly.

c)

They used it for Natural Resources.

d)

They used it for the Queen's vacation spot.

5.

Which event led to an increase in European colonists and terrible treatment of Aboriginal Australians?

a)

World War I

b)

Independence movements in South America

c)

the Gold Rush

d)

the end of the north Atlantic slave trade

6.

When was the Eureka Rebellion formed?

a)

1857

b)

1850

c)

1855

d)

1854

7.
In what year did the battle of the Eureka Stockade take place?
a)
1851
b)
1854
c)
1884
d)
1954
8.
What was the name of the town in Victoria where gold was found and the Eureka Rebellion took place?
a)
Ballarat
b)
Bendigo
c)
Bathurst
d)
Ballina
9.
What was on the Eureka Flag?
a)
The Map of Australia
b)
The Union Jack
c)
The Southern Cross
d)
Blue and Red stripes
10.
How many miners and troopers died in the Eureka Battle?
a)
10 miners & 1 trooper
b)
22 miners & 5 troopers
c)
40 miners & 10 troopers
d)
80 miners & 20 troopers
11.

The leader of the miners Peter Lalor was

a)

captured and charged with treason but was acquitted.

b)

injured but escaped and had his arm amputated

c)

smuggled out on a wagon under the Southern Cross flag.

d)

captured but later escaped with the help of friends.

12.
What was the positive outcomes that happened for the miners after the Eureka battle?
a)
The miners were able to vote with their new miners right
b)
The new miners right only cost 1 pound per year
c)
The Gold commission was shut down
d)
All of the above
13.

Why is the Eureka Stockade considered an important event in Australia's history.

a)

We like the sound of the word Eureka!

b)

It was start of democracy in Australia.

c)

Gold is a valuable metal.

d)

It happened in Australia.

14.

What is Australia's form of Government?

a)

Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Democratic

d)

Absolute Monarchy

15.

Which of the following were positive reasons for federation?

a)

A larger range of foods

b)

A National railway line

c)

Australia would have stronger national defence

d)

It would be cheaper to live in Australia

16.
What does "FEDERATION" mean?
a)
When people meet as a group.
b)
Joining together of a states or colonies to form a nation.
c)
Something that means you put things together.
d)
A type of money
17.
Who was the last state to join in Federation?
a)
NSW
b)
WA
c)
SA
d)
NT
18.
Why was Federation necessary?
a)
Defence, Tariffs and Immigration
b)
Just for Defence
c)
Just for Tariffs
d)
Just for Immigration
19.

What is Sir Henry PARKES known for?

a)

Father of Federation

b)

Father of Flatulence

c)

Father of the Fatherland

d)

Father of Australia

20.

Who governed Australian colonies before Federation?

a)

One Prime Minister

b)

Each colony had its own Governor

c)

The Queen

d)

The Indigenous people