Settler colonialism in Australia

In today's lesson we will learn about what British colonialism looked like in Australia. We will look at the ways in which British settlers expanded their power in Australia and how Aboriginal people experienced, resisted and responded to British settlement in Australia.

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Q1.What was the title given to the top governor of India, appointed by the queen?

King Prince Viceroy General

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Q2.Why were British officials in India encouraged not to marry Indian women?

The British thought that marrying Indian women would upset the Indian people They wanted to keep clear boundaries between the white 'race' and Indians They thought that Indian women would kill the British officials It was illegal

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Q3.Who was allowed to judge criminal cases involving white British people in the countryside?

Only white European judges Both white European and Indian judges Only Indian judges

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Q4.How many people are estimated to have died in famines in India in the last 25 years of the nineteenth century?

Between 1 and 2 million people Between 5 and 10 million people Between 10 and 15 million people Between 12 and 30 million people

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Q5.Which one of the following is true?

The British put a lot of money into supporting Indian self-help groups Indian religious and cultural communities were important in supporting self-help strategies for responding to British colonialism The British directly helped many Indians to set up their own businesses Indians thought that self-help was a pointless response to British colonialism

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Q1.What was the title given to the top governor of India, appointed by the queen?

King Prince Viceroy General

1/5

Q2.Why were British officials in India encouraged not to marry Indian women?

2/5

Q3.Who was allowed to judge criminal cases involving white British people in the countryside?

Only white European judges Both white European and Indian judges Only Indian judges

3/5

Q4.How many people are estimated to have died in famines in India in the last 25 years of the nineteenth century?

Between 1 and 2 million people Between 5 and 10 million people Between 10 and 15 million people Between 12 and 30 million people

4/5

Q5.Which one of the following is true?

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Settler colonialism in Australia

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Q1.For many years, Australia was a penal colony for Britain. This meant that many of the very first settlers were ...

artists lawyers convicts free settlers

1/5

Q2.British settlers in Australia used violence and the army to take land from Aboriginal people. These conflicts are known as ...

frontier wars land wars colony wars British wars

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Q3.Which of the following encouraged hundreds of thousands more free settlers to move to Australia in the 1850s?

the discovery of silver the discovery of gold self-government for the Australian colonies Queen Victoria

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Q4.How did many settlers justify taking land from Aboriginal people?

They claimed that the Aboriginal people gave it to them. They claimed that they had paid the Aboriginal people for the land. They claimed that the Governor had forced them to take the land from Aboriginal people. They claimed that Aboriginal people were an inferior 'race' and a 'backward' people, and therefore had no rights to the land.

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Q5.By the end of the nineteenth century, many Aboriginal people were forced to live in and not allowed to leave ...

Sydney big cities reserves Tasmania

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Settler colonialism in Australia

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Q1.For many years, Australia was a penal colony for Britain. This meant that many of the very first settlers were ...

artists lawyers convicts free settlers

1/5

Q2.British settlers in Australia used violence and the army to take land from Aboriginal people. These conflicts are known as ...

frontier wars land wars colony wars British wars

2/5

Q3.Which of the following encouraged hundreds of thousands more free settlers to move to Australia in the 1850s?

the discovery of silver the discovery of gold self-government for the Australian colonies Queen Victoria

3/5

Q4.How did many settlers justify taking land from Aboriginal people?

4/5

Q5.By the end of the nineteenth century, many Aboriginal people were forced to live in and not allowed to leave ...

Sydney big cities reserves Tasmania

5/5

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