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Parihaka Treaty Land Conflict
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Parihaka Treaty Land Conflict
🔗 Part 1: Matching Activity
Match the people/places with their descriptions by drawing lines:
Te Whiti o Rongomai
Parihaka
Treaty of Waitangi
The Crown
Government authority that took Māori land
Māori settlement in Taranaki
Document that promised protection of Māori land
Māori leader who led peaceful protests
📝 Part 2: Complete the Sentences
Use these words to fill in the gaps:
peaceful, arrested, authority, ploughed, destroyed, violence
1. The people of Parihaka protested _____________ to protect their land.
2. They _____________ land that had been taken from them and built fences across roads.
3. The aim was to stop land loss without using _____________.
4. In 1881, many people were _____________ and their homes were _____________.
5. Māori believed the Treaty protected their right to control their own land and _____________.
✏️ Part 3: Sentence Starters & Short Answers
1. The people of Parihaka believed that the Treaty of Waitangi _______________________
2. Māori took peaceful action because _______________________
3. The conflict happened because Māori believed _______________________ but the Crown believed _______________________
4. As a result of the 1881 invasion, Māori communities _______________________
5. Draw a simple picture showing one way the people of Parihaka protested peacefully:
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