Macquarie and development of NSW Flashcards
what was the event where Gov Bligh was overthrown called?
who overthrew him?
Rum Rebellion
NSW Corps
what did macquarie do to the NSW Corps?
what did this end
Removed them.
their significant power in the colony
What replaced rum as the currency in 1812
what did this reduce
Silver coins.
Alcoholism.
punishments were only carried out after what
Magistrate hearings.
Who did Macquarie invite to dinner at his house?
4 emancipists
what were the two penal colonies that were developed, and when were they developed?
Port Macquarie, 1822.
Norfolk Island, 1824.
What gave convicts an incentive to stay in Australia?
Promise of landownership and independence.
How many Spanish dollars were imported in 1812
what currency was created?
what did a new currency mean for the colony
40,000.
Holey Dollar.
More income.
How many km of road were built under Macquarie
440km.
DEVELOPMENT UP HAWKESBURY RIVER
Why did the settlement in Hawkesbury increase, 1800-09?
Easier to transport goods, people, and crops by water.
How many towns did Macquarie found in the region between 1810 and 11
5.
What was the mouth of the estuary good for?
what was this essential for?
oysters.
feeding ever-growing Sydney pop.
Why were freed convicts allowed land? (2)
Due to its vast nature
To provide a deterrent from returning to Britain.
What were freed convicts often treated as?
Full members of society.
This signalled a transformation from what to what?
Outdoor prison to imperial colony.
