Australia colonial history Flashcards
How many aboriginal peoples died?
20, 000- 60,000 aboriginal people died as a result.
Aboriginal peoples enjoyed having…
a deep and spiritual connection with our land
what century was the destruction of the traditional lifestyles of Indigenous people almost complete.’
19th century
what year did captain cook discover australia?
1770
What was the land declaired when the first fleet arrived?
‘Terra Nullius’
When did the first fleet arrive?
1788
Where did the first fleet arrive?
Sydney cove
What is a totem?
A sacred object to a group or an individual therefore they must look after it.
What was one thing the British believed in that the aboriginal peoples did not?
The idea of private ownership of land and its natural resources. In fact they believed in the idea of communal ownership.
Some aboriginal people originally believed that the British were?
Ancestral spirits
