🟡| Unit 3 - New Zealand

Question 1

Points

5

Answer 1

• Henry Niccol - shipbuilding
• David Munro - sheep
• Learmouth Dalrymple - girl’s schools
• Thomas Brydone - land company
• Otago - university

Question 2

Shipbuilding

Answer 2

• Scots were important and skilled shipbuilders in New Zealand, one example being Henry Niccol from Greenock who set up a shipyard in Auckland in 1843.
• This impacted New Zealand because by 1887 over 180 ships were built in this yard, making it an important asset to the shipbuilding industry.

Question 3

Sheep

Answer 3

• Scots were skilled farmers and used these skills to develop mixed farming and sheep, such as David Munro who introduced the first Australian sheep to New Zealand in 1842.
• This impacted New Zealand because within 20 years Munro had 14,000 sheep on his farm, meaning New Zealand would have more access to sheep based products like wool.

Question 4

Girl’s Schools

Answer 4

• Due to the efforts of a Scot, Learmouth Dalrymple, the first high school for girls in Otago opened in 1871.
• This impacted New Zealand because more girls would have access to education and be given more opportunity beyond stereotypical female roles.

Question 5

Land Company

Answer 5

• Thomas Byrdone helped found the New Zealand and Australia Land Company, which in 1882 sent the first ever consignment of frozen meat from New Zealand to London.
• This impacted New Zealand as this instance would open trade routes that would boost New Zealand’s economy for years to come.

Question 6

University

Answer 6

• The first New Zealand university was opened in 1869 in Otago, and the Scottish university’s broad curriculum was the basis for it.
• This impacted New Zealand because students would be able to access the practical and traditional cources Scotland’s curriculum had to offer.