Histories (11-18) Flashcards
Who was the first Māori King?
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
Te Kooti Arikirangi was the leader of which religious faith?
Ringatū
What ‘suppresive’ act was legislated in 1907?
The Tohunga Suppression Act
Why was the ‘Declaration of Independence’ written?
To promote and to protect the rights of Māori.
Which of the following cultural concepts was used in article one of the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi?
Mana
The Māori ‘renaissance’ in the 1920s saw the revivial of …
Te reo Māori, music, dance sports creative arts, carving, and education.
How many Māori seats were there?
4
Who was the first Māori to graduate with a Law degree?
Apirana Ngata
A Treaty settlement is defined as …
an agreement between the Crown and the Māori claimant group to settle fully and finally all that the claimant group’s historical claims against the Crown.
The role of the Waitangi Tribunal is to …
Investigate breaches of the Treaty – contemporary and historical, generic and in a specific location.
In what year did the Waitangi Tribunal successfully assert te reo Māori as a ‘taonga’ guaranteed under article 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi?
1986
The term ‘pepper potting’ was a system of …
providing homes for migrated Māori scattered within Pākehā dominant urban centres to assist in the assimilation of Māori into a Pākehā world.
The Department of Māori Affairs was tasked with …
“Solving the Māori problem in a way that would achieve the government’s aim of the full assimilation of Māori.”
Which of the following was a challenge for Māori following their first encounter with
European settlers?
Disease, Muskets, Language barriers
When was Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
6th February 1840
How many northern rangatira signed the Declaration of Independence 1835?
34
Who translated both the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Waitangi into te reo Māori?
Henry Williams
Who were the two prophet-leaders of Parihaka?
Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi
When was the invasion of Parihaka?
5th November 1881
In what year was the Labour-Rātana alliance officially formalised?
1936
What kinds of jobs did Māori generally have in the urban areas?
Low-paying, unskilled labouring jobs
In what year was the Waitangi Tribunal established?
1975
In what year was the (first) Waitangi Tribunal Amendment Act enacted?
1985
What did the Waitangi Tribunal Amendment Act amend in the Waitangi Tribunal Act?
Tribunal could hear claims dating back to 6 February 1840
How did the early colonial government finance its administration?
Selling Crown-purchased lands to incoming settlers at a higher profit.
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was selected to be the first leader of the Kīngitanga movement. Why was he chosen?
He possessed an illustrious whakapapa, was highly revered as a warrior chief and had long been friendly to the government.
In 1928, Rātana-ism became overtly political. What were their two major demands of the Crown?
To confirm policy that would enshrine the Treaty of Waitangi and advocate for Māori self-government.
Where did Ngāi Tahu upoko ariki (head chief), Tamaiharanui, establish a trading post in the 1820s to take advantage of the ships that called for supplies?
Takapūneke in Akaroa.
The New Zealand Constitution Act in 1852 was passed in Great Britain and initially created how many provincial councils?
6
The advent of Christianity was approached with great excitement by Māori and was facilitated largely by the Church Missionary Society (CMS). Where did the CMS set up their first mission station?
Rangihoua.
Some Europeans who became part of a Māori community, married into chiefly families, learned te reo Māori and tikanga Māori, acted as interpreters and advised rangatira in trading relationships with Pākehā. What are they referred to as?
Pākehā-Māori.
The newly formed New Zealand Parliament first met in 1854. Initially, voting rights were based on male property ownership and individual title of land. Why were many Māori not eligible to vote?
Most Māori did not have individual titles of land.
