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The first to sail
The first to sail to Australia were the dutch but they were attacked so they abandoned further exploration -
Sailing around
James Cook exploration around Australia -
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Penal Colony
America stooped Great Britain from sending their prisoners to Georgia. So they then realized that there was an island completely surrounded by water that they could use. Which was Australia. So they then began transporting their prisoners. -
The moving of the Aborgines
Once the British began to settle, they forced he Aborigines to move. -
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Criminal Island
It became the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals. The criminals began to arrive in 1833. -
Boundaries for the colony
Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
The speration
The government mad a policy to separate the Aborigines from the British that lasted decades -
Commonwealth of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
Helping the Aborigines
The government finally decided to pass a legislation to help the tribe. -
Australian Act
All legal ties with the British Empire were severed.
