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6000 BCE
The settlement of aboriginal people in Australia
Around 60,000 years ago, the first people settled Australia and New Guinea. -
1000 BCE
The voyages of the Polynesians
By 1,000 years ago, people had sailed across the ocean to New Zealand and other Pacific islands. -
James Cook's arrival in Australia and New Zealand
In the late 1700s, British explorer James Cook claimed Australia and New Zealand for Great Britain. -
British settlement of Australia
British settlement of Australia began in 1788 -
Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand. -
Gold discovered in Australia
In 1851, colonists discovered gold, and the British population soared. -
Aboriginal Protection Act
The British colonists force Aborigines to adopt British customs -
Control of the Pacific Islands by the France, Britain, Japan and the United States
By the early 1900s, the United States, France, Great Britain, and Japan controlled most of the Pacific islands -
Australia became an independent country
In 1901, British allow six Australian colonies to have their own rights. -
Samoan independence
In 1962, January first, Samoan become a independence country. -
Today
This is where we are.
