Comparison & Legacy

Question 1

How was the approach to European land ownership different between America and Australia

Answer 1

• In America, treaties were negotiated and land was also bought.
• In Australia, land was just taken (terra nullius).

Question 2

What were 3 similarities between America and Australia in the process of colonisation?

Answer 2

1. Disease
2. Frontier Wars
3. Dispossession

Question 3

What was an example of reconciliation at the time of Australian colonisation?

Answer 3

• Colonist Edward Ogilvie saw the importance of the Bundjalung people and employed them to work in the gold mines. He also supported the plight of the Aboriginals and publicly tried to change society’s attitudes eg. letter to the Sydney Herald.
• Believed in a shared future.

Question 4

What is an example of reconciliation in current times?

Answer 4

• 1992 Mabo decision led to the overturning of terra nullius.
• 2008 Prime Minister Rudd National Apology