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The first Europeans to sail to Austrailia were the Dutch in 1606
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the Dutch came but left and never came back because of an Aborigian Attack
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Captain James Cooksailed around Austaila. He named the land New South Wales. he ignored the Aborigines and took over their native land
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The American Revolution forced the British to stop sending convicts to Georgia, so they started sending them to Austraila
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British Ships called the First Fleet sailed to Austraila to establish the first penal colony
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From 1833, until the 1850s, Port Arthur 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.
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Great Britain saw that Australia was a good location to base its Britan saw Austraila was a good place to have as a navy base in the South Pacific Ocean
Its location would make it possible for British ships to make repairs & get supplies -
Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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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 of European descent
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1986: Australia Act cut off all legal ties with the British Empire
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Today, Australia has a global, non-discriminatory policy and is home to people from more than 200 countries!
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Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
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