Discovery, contact and migration test

Question 1

Who was the first European to discover New Zealand?

Answer 1

Abel Tasman

Question 2

What does ‘terra nullis’ mean?

Answer 2

land that does not belong to anybody

Question 3

Was the first contact between the Europeans and Maori peaceful or not?

Answer 3

No, it was not peaceful.

Question 4

How did New Zealand get its name?

Answer 4

x

Question 5

Who was Abel Tasman?

Answer 5

A dutch explorer

Question 6

Was Abel Tasman Australian, Dutch, German, French or from New Zealand?

Answer 6

Duch

Question 7

What happened on December 13th 1642?

Answer 7

x

Question 8

Describe how Tasmans voyage to New Zealand impacted the Europeans.

Answer 8

x

Question 9

Who was Captain James Cook?

Answer 9

a British explorer

Question 10

What year did Cook sail around New Zealand?

Answer 10

x

Question 11

What was Capt. James Cook ship called?

Answer 11

The Endeavour

Question 12

Why was Cook’s ship ideal for his adventure?

Answer 12

x

Question 13

Where was Cook born and what date?

Answer 13

x

Question 14

Who was Tupaia?

Answer 14

x

Question 15

How was Cook able to overcome initial conflict with the Maori?

Answer 15

x

Question 16

Some of the first Europeans who settled in New Zealand from about 1790 onwards were escaped criminals ? True of False.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

List 3 types of Europeans who came to New Zealand before 1840?

Answer 17

x

Question 18

What was the nature of the relationship between sealers and whalers and Maori?

Answer 18

x

Question 19

What was the Missionaries plan to do with the Maori?

Answer 19

x

Question 20

Why did Maori convert to Christianity?

Answer 20

x

Question 21

What evidence showed Maori converted to Christianity?

Answer 21

x

Question 22

Who was Hongi Hika?

Answer 22

x

Question 23

What severely affected some Maori hapu and needed medicine to fix?

Answer 23

x

Question 24

Name 3 things that the Europeans changed Maori in everyday life?

Answer 24

x