Federation

Question 1

What are the reasons FOR Federation?

Answer 1

Immagration, Free trade, Transport, National Pride and Identity, Defence, Women’s Suffrage, Laws

Question 2

What are the reasons AGAINST Federation?

Answer 2

Unions, Powerful States, QLD Cane Farmers, Ties with England.

Question 3

Why did Federation take so long?

Answer 3

England had to approve, every colony had to be onboard and vote for Federation, traveling to England and getting back, Finalising the Constitution

Question 4

Who was the “Father of Federation”?

Answer 4

Henry Parkes

Question 5

Name 3 people who contributed to the drafting of the Australian Constitution.

Answer 5

Sir Samuel Griffith, Andrew Inglis Clark and Edmund Barton

Question 6

Who was Australia’s First Prime Minister?

Answer 6

Edmund Barton

Question 7

What happened on the 1st of January 1901?

Answer 7

Australia federated and the constitution came into action.

Question 8

What did Sir Samuel Griffith do?

Answer 8

Sir Samuel Griffith travelled to Canada and the U.S. and based our constitution on there working ones. We also based our part of our Constitution on the British laws.

Question 9

What were the countries that our constitution was based on.

Answer 9

The US, Canada, Britain