History of Australia

By 21jtorres

  • First Euros

    First Europeans to sail to Australia were the
    Dutch (Netherlands)

  • James cook

    Captain James Cook sailed around
    Australia

  • The British

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

  • Prison

    1788—British prisoners settled in Australia
  • Period: to

    New South Wales

    New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families
  • Period: to

    Port Arthur, Tasmania

    From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the
    hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who
    were secondary offenders having re-offended after their
    arrival in Australia.

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    the Commonwealth of Australia was established.

  • Today

    all legal ties with the British Empire were severed

  • Independent

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent