Australia

Question 1

What where the reasons for colonising Australia?

Answer 1

Economic - trade with china and the east
Geographical - far away to keep the criminals away, as couldn’t send to America anymore
.Foreign policy - wanting to protect influence in Australia from the Dutch and French
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Question 2

Who led the first fleet

Answer 2

Captain Philips

Question 3

How successful was Captain Philips?

Answer 3

Established colony which survived for 2 years on its own, controlled food stores allowing everyone to equally survive, kept law and order.

Question 4

What where the issues with the second fleet?

Answer 4

.No regulation
.Cut costs
.Lack of preparation
.Led to 1/4 people dying

Question 5

What was the Rum rebellion 1808 - 9?

Answer 5

.Mutiny against governor Bligh who attempted to suppress the NSW corps control of the economy(through supply of Rum)
.Officers mutinied and took control of the colony and Bligh was replaced

Question 6

What was the aftermath of the Rum rebellion?

Answer 6

.New leader of Macquarrie
.Introduction of Silver currency was introduced
.NSW corps dismantled

Question 7

What 4 important things dud Macquarie do?

Answer 7

.Removal of new south wale corps
.Support for emancipists (convicts who had served their time)
.Proclamation against cohabitation without marriage
.Limited consumption of alcohol

Question 8

Success of Macquarie?

Answer 8

.Founded new towns to the west of Sydney
.Introduced new currency
.Creation of colonies first bank and market
.Use of public work schemes to develop colony infrastructure

Question 9

Failures of Macquarie?

Answer 9

.criticised for being to liberal with the convicts and emancipists
.Women were still unequally treated and many still were raped.
.Did not stop mistreatment of aborigines or curbe tensions.

Question 10

What was the impact of British settlement on aborigines?

Answer 10

.Captain cook took Australia on the assumption that it was Nobodies land suggesting the Aborigines didn’t own it.
.New diseases from Europe infected the Aborigines killing many
.Mating with Aboriginal women, meant that less aborigines were born
.Land claimed by the British caused tensions and led to killings
.Eventually many aborigines were resettled which in turn led to their deaths due to lack of sufficient land.

Question 11

Why was port Risdon chosen as a second branch of British settlement in 1803?

Answer 11

.Strategic value - took fewer weeks to reach

.Economic value - good spot for whaling

Question 12

When was Van Diemens land settled ?

Answer 12

1803

Question 13

Who ran Van demeans land and why was it seen as totalitarian?

Answer 13

Sir George Arthur, who divided the island into police districts under the control of a police magistrate and control over free settlers.