S1 History Flashcards
what type of life Aborginial people lived prior 1788?
Nomadic life
- following the seasons and the food.
Nomadic Life?
a way of living of people who do not live continually in the same place and move periodically or cyclically.
when did Aus get invaded?
26th Jan 1788
How long has Aboriginal lived on this land?
over 40,000 years
what impact did the arrival of British have on Indigenous?
- Massacre
- Violent Rape - and children with mix race as the result
- Terra Nullius - Aboriginal people’s land taken over by the settlers
- eradication of culture and language
what are the 3 key reasons for the depopulation of Indigenous?
- Massacre
- Eradication of culture, language, and their way of living
- sickness and disease erupted on the land
why did British send settlements to Aus?
the British used Aus as a convict settlement due to the growing number of people in their jails.
who was the first governor or commander in chief of NSW in 1788?
Arthur Philip
was there any instruction given to Philip by Lord Sydney in regards to Aboriginals?
Not much except: ‘open an intercourse with the natives, and to conciliate their affections enjoying all our subjects to live with amity and kindness with them’ - 25 April 1788
terra nullius
no body’s land
Legality of the settlement?
British had to no right to take over a country that has already been conquered by Aboriginals.
