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The European Exploration was a time were the first Europeans, coming from the Netherlands, sailed to Australia. They were having the hopes of doing further exploration in Australia. Sadly, they were attacked by the Aborigines and stopped any further exploration. -
Captain James Cook from Great Britain, sailed around Australia in 1770. He declared the land New South Wales. He disregarded the Aborigines and took Australia over and claimed it apart of England. -
The First Fleet was when British ships left England bringing prisoners with them wanting to make Australia a prison colony. They wanted to use Australia as a place to put their prisoners. -
British prisoners had settled in New South Wales. This means that it was a penal colony. A penal colony is a prison colony. It was obtained with convicts, marines, and their family. -
New South Wales was used as a penal colony for British prisoners up until 1832. They used this place for convicts, marine guards, and their families.
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Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas moved onto reserves. They were forbidden from teaching their children their languages and customs. -
Port Arthur, Tasmania was the largest prison camp in Australia. It was the place for the hardest of convicted criminals. It had the strictest security system. It was so bad that there's a place called Island of the Dead, where all of the dead prisoners are. -
There were major coastal settlements in Australia that had eventually became 7 independent colones. In 1861, the government had created boundaries for the colones that are still in place today. -
On January1, 1901, the Common wealth of Australia was established. This was a good point for Australia to grow as a country/continent. -
The Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. -
The capital of Australia had been Melbourne up until Canberra was finished in 1927.