Impact of British settlement on Aborigines in Tasmania and New South Wales, 1788–1829 Flashcards
By what year were there more free people than convicts?
1828
How did Captain Cook initiate the dehumanisation of the Aboriginals?
By ignoring his orders that, to claim land for the king, you had to obtain the ‘consent of the natives’ - despite this, he claimed Australia as Terra Nullis (Nobody’s Land).
When the British arrived, how many Aboriginals were in Australia?
750,000 - 1 million
What is the conflict between the settlers in Australia and the Aboriginals called?
The ‘Frontier War’
What year did an epidemic of smallpox break out, and what percentage of the coastal population did it kill?
1789, it killed 50%, or more, of the coastal population, who had no resilience to it.
What year was the formal settlement in Van Diemans Land established, and how many Aboriginals were there?
1803, there were 3,000-4,000 Aboriginals.
What is the name give to the ongoing conflict between the Tasmanian settlers and the Aboriginals, during the 1820s?
The ‘Black War’
What did the survival of he colony depend on, and how did this impact the Aboriginal population?
It depended on hunting kangaroos, so settlers were given guns. Many of them had no problem with shooting and killing Aboriginals, whom they saw as vermin.
What date did Governor Arthur issue a martial law, forcing the relocation of Aboriginals into settled districts for their protection.
1st November 1828
What year did the last Tasmanian Aboriginal die?
1876
