History of Australia

By lucywiggins
  • First Europeans to sail to Australia

    First Europeans to sail to Australia

    The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch
  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia, Cook named the area "New South Wales".
  • "First Fleet"

    "First Fleet"

    British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
  • British Prisoners

    British Prisoners

    British prisoners settled in Australia

  • Boundaries

    Governments officials create boundaries for the colonies that still stand to this day.
  • The end of Prisoners'

    The end of Prisoners'

    The British final stop transporting prisoners in 1868
  • Wealth

    Wealth

    Commonwealth in Australia was established.