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The Dutch Explore
The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration -
The British explore
Cook named the area New South Wales
-Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England
-Sailors also mapped th coast eastern Australia & Tasmania -
"First Fleet"
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Australia's prison
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Settlement
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
Seperation
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
Commonwealth
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Helping Aborigines
: federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australia Act
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Voting
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
