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One of the reasons why the British colonised Australia was because of a shortage of housing. The population of Britain was rising so Britain needed more supplies. So it caused everyone to move to the city for work
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The steam revolution made machines replace people so there was a shortage of jobs in Britain. So Australia was a good place because it needed to be developed so it gave lots of opportunities for jobs.
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Captain James Cook heads off from Britain to record the Transit of Venus and secretly try and the unknown Great Southern Continent.
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James Cook lands in Botany Bay and claims Australia.
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America started a war to fight for the right to have a separate country to Britain. This Pushed the British to try and find more land to send the convicts to.
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Governor Arthur Phillip was speared in his shoulder after trying to make peace with the Aboriginal.
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The British 2200 Marines and civilians marched from one side of Tasmania to the other, forming what was called the Black Line, to try and confine the aboriginals into one space called Tasmania Peninsula which was far away from the settlement. It claimed the lives of more than 200 colonists and between 600 and 900 aboriginals.
