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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and claimed it for England.
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Until 1832, it was a prison colony. The only residents were convicts, marines(guards), and the marines' families.
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Remnants of the Aborigines move onto Reserves.
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Until the 1850s, The hardest of criminals wer sent there. They were the ones that re-offended the law.
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Government officials created present day boundaries.
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During the 1900s, separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decadesToday, many Aboriginal people do not know their origins: which tribe they are descended from or the names of their parents and or grandparents.
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No people primarily of European descent could immigrate to Australia.
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The capital of Australia was no longer Melbourne- now it is Canberia.
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Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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All legal ties with the British Empire were severed
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55 percent of all voters rejected the idea of becoming an independant republic.
