What is a sacred site?

Landscape that have a special meaning or significance

What was Eddie Mabo fighting for in 1982?

He was fighting for land rights

What is the Eureka Stockade?

Miners came together to defend their rights at Eureka

Who came over during the Gold Rush in the 19th Century?

British, Americans, French, Italians, German, and Chinese

What does the word 'Indigenous' mean?

The first people who lived in Australia

What is the stolen generation about?

Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families

Who was Captain James Cook?

Naval captain, navigator and explorer chartering the GBR

What is a prison hulk?

A prison hulk is a floating ship prison

What was the White Australia Policy?

laws that stopped non-Europeans from coming to live here

What happened to Aboriginal people when the British came to Australia?

Aboriginals were shot, poisioned and starved.

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1
What is a sacred site?
Places where people liked to visit
Buldings that were sacred to politicians
Special places for British people
Landscape that have a special meaning or significance
2
What was Eddie Mabo fighting for in 1982?
He was fighting for land rights
He was fighting for equality
He was fighting to equality
He was fighting for religious rights
3
What is the Eureka Stockade?
Miners came together to defend their rights at Eureka
It was a place where people worked
People came together to discuss the Gold Fields
Where miners and diggers went after work
4
Who came over during the Gold Rush in the 19th Century?
British, Americans, French, Italians, German, and Chinese
Australians and Aboriginals
Chinese
Africans
5
When did the First Fleet arrive in Botany bay?
January 1988
January 1688
January 1888
January 1788
6
When did Aboriginals gain full voting rights in Australia?
1960's
1920's
1901
1950's
7
When was the foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia?
1st of January 1900
1st of January 1901
1st of January 1990
1st of January 1919
8
Why did the British set up colonies in Australia?
Their prisons were full
They wanted to claim more land
They didn't want prisoners in Britain
Because they were bored
9
What does Terra Nullius mean?
Land that belongs to no one
Land that belongs to the animals
Land that belongs to Aboriginals
Land that belongs to the British
10
What does the word 'Indigenous' mean?
The first people who lived in Australia
The first people who invaded Australia
The first people to write laws down in Australia
The first people who killed British people
11
What is the stolen generation about?
When people stole from one another
British children forcibly removed from their families
Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families
Arranged marriages between British people
12
Who was Captain James Cook?
Naval captain, navigator and explorer chartering the GBR
Sailed the ocean to go on holidays
Was a well known famous convict
Brought the convicts over from Britain
13
What is a prison hulk?
A big green strong man
Ship
Prison cell
A prison hulk is a floating ship prison
14
What was the White Australia Policy?
Laws that made Aboriginals move out of Australia
laws that stopped non-Europeans from coming to live here
Laws that stopped Eurpoeans from coming to live here
Laws that stopped people from leaving Australia
15
What happened to Aboriginal people when the British came to Australia?
Aboriginals shot, poisioned and starved the British
Aboriginals were shot, poisioned and starved.
Aboriginals denied entry to the British
British and Aboriginals were happy living with each other

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