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Australia

By mahoganye.smith
  • First Explorers

    First Explorers

    Dutch(Netherlands) were the first to sail Australia
  • European Exploration

    European Exploration

    James Cook sailed around Australia, ignored the Aboriginies, and named the place South Wales
  • Penal Colony

    Penal Colony

    Since the American Revolution made them stop sending convicts to Georgia, British sent ships to Australia to make it a prison colony.
  • Settling

    Settling

    After the trip there, prisoners settled in Australia
  • Boundaries

    Boundaries

    government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
  • Immigration Restriction Act

    Immigration Restriction Act

    The act restricted migration of people with European ancestry, but that stopped after WW2
  • National Park

    National Park

    Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park around Ayers Rock
  • Policy Changes

    Policy Changes

    policies were changed to be in favor of Aborigines
  • Legislature

    Legislature

    Federal Government began to pass legislation to help aborigines
  • Independant Republic

    Independant Republic

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independant republic