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The First Europeans to sail to Australia
The first Europeans to sail to Australia were called the Dutch although they didn't settle there -
Captain James sailed
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia. He named the area New South Wales and ignored the aborigines living there. Captain Cook also claimed the land for England. -
First Fleet
British ships left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
British Prisoners
In 1788 British prisoners settled in Australia -
Aborigines
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
New South Wales
This was the last year New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Commonwealth
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
British transported
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868 -
Aborigines
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
Immigration restriction act
restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
Aborigines
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australian Act
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Voters and Independent republic
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.