History - Australian History Flashcards
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New South Wales
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1788, Penal Colony
2
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Van Diemen’s Land
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1803, Penal Colony
3
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Queensland
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1824, Penal Colony
4
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Western Australia
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1826, Prevent French settlement
5
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The Port Phillip District
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1803, Administrative district of NSW
6
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South Australia
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1836, Free Colony
7
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Reasons For Federation
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- Improved defense against other colonies and countries
- Development in economy across colonies and consistent trading policies
- Unity of the Australian people
- 1809s Depression –> replenish what was lost
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Reasons Against Federation
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- Loss of tariff money
- Causes a burden to VIc and NSW as they thought they would have to support smaller colonies
- Expensive to initiate
- Colonies had differing views on different topics
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Short Term Impact of British on Indigenous People
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- Killed off by diseases that were unfamiliar to them
- Constant conflict between races
- Displacement of land
- Kangaroos were shot, resulting in less food
- The Stolen Generation
- Declining birth rates due to STDs leaving some infertile
- Not included in census
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Long Term Impact of British on Indigenous People
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- Loss of culture
- Pollution of sacred lands
- Lack of voice in parliament
- Forced to learn English
11
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Positive Impacts of the Gold Rush
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- Increase in money and resources
- Skill development for Aboriginal people
- Pay for Aboriginal labor
- Opportunity to get rich
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Negative Impacts of the Gold Rush
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- Crowding
- Less people in cities
- Gold not reported to government
- Loss of Indigenous spiritual land
- Lots of child deaths and women dying during childbirth
- Racism and discrimintation
