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WorksheetsAustralian Colonisation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
___________________ is credited with colonizing Australia for the British in 1788.
a)
Christopher Colombus
b)
Captain James Cook
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Henry Hudson
2.
Which of the following does NOT apply to the Aborigines way of live BEFORE the arrival of British Explorers?
a)
They were nomadic, meaning they moved frequently in search of food.
b)
They were hunters and gatherers
c)
They had spiritual beliefs closely grounded in nature and the lives of their ancestors.
d)
They practiced Roman Catholicism
3.
Australia was established as a "penal colony" meaning that most of the 1300 settlers from Great Britain were _________________.
a)
religious pilgrims
b)
prisoners
c)
gold seekers
d)
soldiers
4.
Who arrived on the First Fleet?
a)
Aboriginals
b)
British convicts, seamen, civil officers and free people
c)
Captain Cook
d)
Dinosaurs
5.
Who was in charge of the First Fleet?
a)
Captain Cook
b)
Captain Arthur Phillip
c)
Captain Jobe Watson
d)
Captain
6.
What is a convict?
a)
An innocent person
b)
A man who works
c)
A prisoner who has commited a crime
d)
A person with a sentence
7.
Why were convicts sent to Australia?
a)
America refused to take convicts
b)
Prisons overcrowded
c)
Australia was 'Terra Nullius'
d)
All of the above
8.
What was the name of the floating jails (prison ships)?
a)
Pontoons
b)
Hulks
c)
Penal ships
d)
Jail boats
9.
About how many people arrived on the 11 ships of the First Fleet?
a)
1800
b)
1100
c)
1400
d)
1000
10.
Of the 11 ships of the First Fleet, how many were carrying convicts?
a)
4
b)
10
c)
6
d)
8
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