4.2 - Australia Flashcards
what was the impact of British settlement on the Aboriginal people in Tasmania + NSW, 1788-1829?
1
Q
when was a formal colony established in Van Diemen’s Land?
A
1803
2
Q
when did governor Arthur declare martial law against Aboriginals?
A
1st Nov 1828
3
Q
when did the last Tasmanian Aboriginal die?
A
1876
4
Q
what did the King order Cook to do in order to claim Australia?
A
obtain the land with the ‘consent of the natives’
5
Q
when were 2 convicts murdered by Aboriginals, what did Phillip do + how was this taken by the Aboriginals?
A
- 30th May 1788
- Phillip flogged convicts to show fairness as they started it
- Aboriginals showed sympathy to those punished instead of gratitude to Phillip
6
Q
how many Aboriginals were in Van Dieman’s Land in 1803?
A
around 3k-4k
7
Q
when did free settlers go to Tasmania + what happened as a result?
A
1804
guns given to convicts to hunt kangaroos but this created a class of armed + uncontrollable bushmen who had no compunction about killing them
