History of Australia

By LisaLe

  • The Dutch (Netherlands)

    The Dutch (Netherlands)
    1606 was when the first Europeans (the Dutch) came to Australia, but the Aborigines scared them away.

  • James Cook

    James Cook
    James Cook arrives in Australia and claims land for England Knowing the Aborigines were already living there.

  • British Prisoners

    British Prisoners
    Great Britian began sending their prisoners to Australia.

  • Boundaries Established

    Boundaries Established
    Government officials created the boundaries for Autralia's colonies.

  • End of Prisoner Transportation

    End of Prisoner Transportation
    The British stoped sending their prisoners to Australia.

  • Commonwealth

    Commonwealth
    Commonwealth is a fancy way of saying that Australia still belongs to Great Britian and it was established in 1901.

  • Canberra Completed

    Canberra Completed
    They finished building Canberra, the capital.

  • Aborigines get Rights

    Aborigines get Rights
    The federal government finally began passing legislation to help the aborigines.

  • Australia Act

    Australia Act
    Australia cut all ties they had with the British Empire.

  • Rejected

    Rejected
    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.