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Dutch Exploration
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606, but they didn’t settle there, they got there and were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned any further exploration -
British Exploration
In 1770 Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
Cook and named it New South Wales
He Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England -
Prisoners
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with prisoners to establish a prison colony -
Prisoners settleing
British Prisoners settle in Austraila -
New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a prison colony with mainly of convicts, marines, and the marines’ families -
Boudaries
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
Autraila Prisoners
British transported prisoners to Australia -
Separation
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia was established -
Melbourne
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed -
Remains
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
Help
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Aboriginal Farmers
striking Aboriginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to a declaration of their rights of ownership of traditional lands. -
Autralia act
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Independent?
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
Today
Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
