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First to sail to Australia
The first to sail to Australia were the Dutch of the Netherlands
The Dutch did not stay for long -
American revolution
The American revolution forced the british to stop sending prisoners to George (used as a penal colony at the time) -
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook was the one to saild to Austrlia and claim it for Great Britain. James Cook called Austrlia [ New South Wales] -
First Fleet
British ships called the " First Fleet " left england -
British prisoners
In 1788, British prisoners settled in Australia, because a great place and had no chance of escaping. -
Tribes
The remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto reserves -
End of the Penal Colony
1788 to 1832, New South Wales was efficially a penal (prison) colony -
Convics
From 1833, until the 1850's, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and irish criminals. If the criminals died they were sent to the island of dead. -
Boundries
The government officials created boundaries that are still in place today. -
Common Wealth
The common wealth for Australia was established -
Aborgines
The federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborgines -
voters
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic
