What was Eddie Mabo fighting for in 1982?

He was fighting for land rights

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 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.

What is the Eureka Stockade?

Miners came together to defend their rights at Eureka

What is a sacred site?

Landscape that have a special meaning or significance

What is a prison hulk?

A prison hulk is a floating ship prison

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

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