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the dutch were the first Europeans to sail to Austria but they didn't settle there in 1606 -
1770: Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
American Revolution forced the British to stop sending prisioners to georgia -
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Great Britain saw that Australia was a good location to base its navy in the South Pacific Ocean. Its location would make it possible for British ships to make repairs & get supplies -
Aborigines went through stages of being conquered through an 'invasion' and taking of their lands. European settlers often separated Aborigines from society -
some tales suggest that prisoners committed murder (an offence punishable by death) just to escape the desolation of life at the camp. -
January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established. Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent•This was dismantled after the Second World War. -
1986: Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed. Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
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