History of Ausralia

By V lucas
  • The exploration

    The exploration

    exploration of the Dutch in Australia
  • The differents travels

    The differents travels

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia, he named the area New South Wales and he ignored the Aborigines living there and claimed the land for England. They did three travels including New Zealand, Hawaiian islands etc...
  • The departure to Australia

    The departure to Australia

    The British ships left England with covicts to establish a prison colony.
  • The colonization

    The colonization

    British prisoners settled in Australia
  • The formalizing of the status of Australia

    The formalizing of the status of Australia

    New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines, and the marines families.
  • The boudaries for the colonies

    The boudaries for the colonies

    Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
  • The transport of prisoners

    The transport of prisoners

    British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868.
  • Adoption for a law to help the Aborigines

    Adoption for a law to help the Aborigines

    Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
  • Australia breaks contact with the British empire.

    Australia breaks contact with the British empire.

    Australia Act all legal ties with the British Empire were severed.
  • Rejection of voters to return an independant republic

    Rejection of voters to return an independant republic

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming a indpendant republic.