History of Australia

By lucywiggins

  • First Europeans to sail to Australia

    First Europeans to sail to Australia
    The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch

  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook
    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia, Cook named the area "New South Wales".

  • "First Fleet"

    "First Fleet"
    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony

  • British Prisoners

    British Prisoners
    British prisoners settled in Australia

  • Boundaries

    Governments officials create boundaries for the colonies that still stand to this day.

  • The end of Prisoners'

    The end of Prisoners'
    The British final stop transporting prisoners in 1868

  • Wealth

    Wealth
    Commonwealth in Australia was established.