Making A Nation (Year 9) Flashcards
Who was the captain of the first fleet?
Captain Arthur Phillip
What made having a colony in NSW hard?
Harsh landscape
Hot summers
Settler’s lack of experience
Who was appointed captain of the Endeavour?
Captain James Cook
What was New Holland?
Australia- name given by Dutch explorers
When did Cook land in Botany Bay?
1770
Why did Britain decided to settle a penal colony in Australia?
Industrial Revolution Overcrowding in jails American War of Indepence British factories need raw materials Britain wanted to keep its title of seafaring and colonial nation
How many ships were in the first fleet?
11 ships
When did the First Fleet arrive in Botany Bay?
13 of May 1787
Why did they leave Botany Bay?
The land was unsuitable for settlement
When did the First Fleet land in Sydney cove?
26 of January 1788
Who was the first governor of NSW?
Captain Arthur Phillip
What made up the First Fleet?
Two warships
Six convict ships
Three supply ships
Who was on board the First Fleet?
Naval officers
Four companies of marines
Administrators and their families
Male and female convicts
What were the conditions like on the First Fleet?
The ships were crowded
Prisoners spent a lot of time below deck
Many convicts were chained together
The ships were infested with rats, cockroaches and fleas
When was the first convict settlement in NSW?
1788
What does terra nullius mean?
No man’s land
Why was it called no man’s land?
The indigenous people did not fence off land, farm the land or build on the land
Why didn’t indigenous people farm the land?
The indigenous people had a deep spiritual connection with the land
What did the Europeans bring that impacted on the indigenous people?
They brought new diseases
They disturbed established territories
They brought new animals
They threatened the way of traditional life
Where were indigenous people living at the end of the 19th century?
Mainly on reserves, missions or protectorates
What happened to the indigenous people by the end of the 19th century?
They had lost their traditional families and culture
Their health was poor
Alcohol and tobacco use become common
What were the diseases that effected indigenous people?
The common cold, tuberculosis, syphilis, measles, influenza and smallpox
What were the conditions like on the gold fields?
Water and fresh food was scarce
Sanitation was poor
Little education
Medical care was poor
Children working on the goldfields were most likely to get injured
Women died in childbirth because of lack of medical care
What were the two reasons for federation?
Defence and the economy
When did federation happen?
1901
