History of australia

History of Australia

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  • First Europeans to sail to Australia

    First Europeans to sail to Australia

    The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch. They also made a landing and killed the Aborigines.
  • Captain James Cook Sailed Across Australia.

    Captain James Cook Sailed Across Australia.

    Cook named the area he sailed across the '' New south wales.'' They also ignored Aborigines and claimed there lands
  • British Ships Left England

    British Ships Left England

    When the British left England it was called the ''First fleet'' and they left with convicts to establish a prison colony.
  • British prisoners settled in Australia

    British prisoners settled in Australia

    When the American Revolution forced the British to stop sending prisoners to Georgia.
  • Period: to

    New South Wales became an official prison

    colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families
  • Period: to

    the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals

    those were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia.
  • British stop transporting people to Australia

    British stop transporting people to Australia

    The reason they stopped transporting prisoners to Australia because a lot of immigrants began to settle there.
  • the Commonwealth of Australia was established.

    the Commonwealth of Australia was established.

    It became one when the British Parliament passed legislation enabling the six Australian colonies to collectively govern in their own right as the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • Immigration Restriction Act

    Immigration Restriction Act

    This was a restricted migration to people primarily of European descent and was dismantled after the Second World War.
  • Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed

    Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed

    the national capital was finally ready and the national government relocated from its former seat in Melbourne to Canberra within the Australian Capital Territory
  • federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines

    federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines

    It was widely seen as affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines.
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    All legal ties with the British Empire were severed Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
  • 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.

    held on 6 November 1999 was a two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia. The first question asked whether Australia should become a republic.