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Colonisation and Conflict

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was Batman's Treaty established?

a)

1834

b)

1835

c)

1836

d)

1837

2.

In which year did James Cook chart Australia?

a)

1770

b)

1780

c)

1788

d)

1790

3.

Which of the following was NOT an Indigenous resistance fighter?

a)

Yagan

b)

Dundalli

c)

Pemulwuy

d)

Walker

4.

Which of the following Indigenous resistance fighters was killed using the gallows in 1855?

a)

Yagan

b)

Dundalli

c)

Pemulwuy

5.

In which year was Pemulwuy killed?

a)

1802

b)

1803

c)

1804

d)

1805

6.

How many hectares did John Batman want as part of his Treaty?

a)

134,000

b)

150,000

c)

220,000

d)

234,000

7.

Which of the following items was NOT part of Batman's Treaty?

a)

4 flannel jackets

b)

100 pairs of scissors

c)

42 tomahawks

d)

130 knives

8.

Why did the British decide to settle in Australia?

a)

To start exploring the world

b)

People wanted a better lifestyle

c)

Jails were over-crowded

d)

They wanted nicer weather

9.

In which year did the First Fleet sail into Botany Bay?

a)

1788

b)

1798

c)

1801

d)

1903

10.

What does the term 'terra nullius' mean?

a)

A ritual to do with fire

b)

Land belonging to everyone

c)

Land belonging to no one

d)

A place without God

11.

The (a)   Creek Massacre occurred 1838

12.

What does the term 'oral history' refer to?

a)

Drawing pictures on walls of caves

b)

Records handed down from word of mouth

c)

Writing information down for future generations

13.

One way Indigenous Australians would share their history was through (a)   stories. One example is the rainbow serpent.

14.

Which of the following was used extensively by Indigenous Australians in their land management practices?

a)

Air

b)

Soil

c)

Water

d)

Fire

15.

Which of the following was NOT a disease introduced by Europeans when they colonised Australia?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Influenza

c)

Measles

d)

COVID19

16.

What % of Indigenous Australians in Victoria were killed by diseases?

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%