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Australia History Reading Assignment
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Australia History Reading Assignment
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. In which year did the First Fleet arrive in what is now Australia?
1770
1788
1800
1815
2. Who are referred to as Australia’s First Nations peoples?
British settlers
Convicts sent from Britain
Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
British soldiers
3. One main reason Britain established a colony at Sydney Cove was:
To create a penal colony for overcrowded British prisons
To mine large quantities of gold right away
To form a federation government in 1788
To host international trade fairs
4. Which event marked the creation of a single nation-state called the Commonwealth of Australia?
The Gold Rush of the 1850s
Federation in 1901
The arrival of the First Fleet
World War I
5. Check all that apply: Which were major impacts of British colonization on Indigenous Australians?
Loss of land and displacement
Introduction of new diseases
Immediate full recognition of Indigenous rights
Changes to traditional ways of life and culture
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers
6. In 1-2 sentences, explain the significance of the First Fleet to Australian history.
7. Describe one effect of the 1850s gold rush on Australia’s population or economy (1-2 sentences).
8. Fill in the blank:
The capital of Australia is _____________. (Write the city name)
9. Give one example of how Indigenous Australians resisted or responded to British settlement. Be specific.
10. Draw a simple symbol or scene that represents an important part of Australian history (for example: a map, a ship, Indigenous art, or a gold miner). Label your drawing.
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