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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an European intellectual movement of the late 16 & 17 century that emphassed reason and individualism rather then tradition. The cause of this event was that people started thinking for themselves and started believing that everyone was born with the same right to freedom. The effect of the enlightenment churches and kings and queens lost power of their people and people started usig rational thinking, believing that they have the potential to make the best world possible. -
Moving People - free settlers
Free settlers are people who choose to migrate to a different country or state freely. In this case, free settlers were the people who moved from England to Australia, freely because they could pay their way. When the governement released the 'assisted passage' plan in 1835, many more free settlers travelled over to Australia. Free settlers usually moved because of a push or a pull factor. A pull factor could of been something like easy wealth or lots of land. -
Settlement
In 1788, British Settlement at Sydeny Cove became part of the emerging New World. The early settlers of NSW faced starvation quite often as the land was alot less fertile then originally thought. Within months of arrival diseases suchs as small pox had raged through the Sydeny Cove area. Many Aboriginal people also starved and got very sick. -
Voluntary and involuntary migration Part 1
Voluntary Migration is when people who freely chose to move, move to new land. They are often called free settlers. Voluntary Migration is usually due to either a 'push' or a 'pull' factor. Push factors are reasons that drive people from their exsisting home to another place. Pull factors are reasons that make another area more attractive for people then their original homes. The first free settlers to Australia arrived in Sydeny n the Bellona on the 16th of January 1793. *Continued on next time -
Voluntary and involuntary Migration Part 2
Continued from last time span
These were 5 single men and 2 families who were wealthy enough to afford the long sea trip.
Involuntray Migration- slavery and transportation of convvicts are two examples of involuntary migration. These individuals had no choice in the matter, being forced against their wills to migrate. They often had to leave families and lives behind. -
The bounty scheme
The bounty scheme was designed to attract more married couples and young single women to move to Australia. The bounty scheme was established because the government realised that there was 1 women for every 4 men (gender in balance)
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Moving of people-convicts
During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to Australia by the British government. One of the reaons the British government transported convicts to Australia was because their jails were too full and they needed more room, so they sent convicts to Australia to work on the land and for free settlers. Over 80 years more than 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia. -
Moving of People- indigenous people
When the British first settled Captian Phillip gave the aboriginals gifts. He was under strict orders to kkeep a friendly relationship with the indigenous people. The indigenous people were curious and would accept gifts but when they realised that the newcomers were planning to stay on their land they got angry. Suddenly there was less resources and their land that they relied on, they realised was gone. Indigenous people also started to die from diseases that the british brought over. -
The swan river colony part 1
The swan river colony was named when James Stirling first came down the swan river he saw many black swans. This was the first place the English had seen black swans before, as in England they had white swans. So Captian James Stirling named the river Swan river, then because the colony was near the swan river it became the swan river colony. The swan river colony was slow to develop. The swan river colony also included the port Fremantle and the town of Perth. continued on part 2 -
The swan river colony part 2
By 1830 explorers had found a way over the Darling ranges, enabling new types of farming. Though this caused Aboriginals to get angry as the British started to take over their land. Their was many conflict between the indigenous people and the british. The biggest conflict was the Battle of PInjarra. -
The battle of Pinjarra part 3
plant. This forced many Bindjareb people to go work for the settlers in order to survive. -
The battle of Pinjarra Part 1
Shortly after the setttlment of the swan river colony, sttlers had begun to explore the surrounding regions. This search took them to the south of the murray river where the settled a small town called Pinjarra. In response to the settlement on aboriginal land, the aboriginals started to destroy the British's property. This ended up evolving into a few murders. The settlers asked Captain James stirling to provide milatary protection. continued on part 2 -
The battle of pinjarra part 2
When Captain James Stirling set off with some soldiers to go and help the settlement, they came across a aboriginal 'tribe'. Stirling told his soldiers to surround the camp. It is not clear who attacked first but after fighting was over 2 english soldiers were dead and 14-30 Bindjareb (their tribe name) people died. 8 women were taken as prisioners but later released. This battle had a big impact on the Bindjareb people as when someone died, they were forbidden to eat the persons totem animal or -
South Australia
By 1834 the area of South Australia was declared a colony, but one with a difference, it was to be settled by free settlers not by convicts like alot of the other states were. South Australia started off as part of NSW.The following year William Light became survyor-general. It was he who developed the location and design for Adelaide.By 1835, more settlers had arrived, 2 whaling stations had been built and the first grape vines were planted.By 1841 these vines were the base of a wine industry. -
Assination of Franz Ferdinando
On the 28 of June 1914, the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, sophie, were visiting Sarajevo to inspect the manoeuvres of the Army. As his car passed through the streets a rebel from the serbian group the black hand, shot and killed the duke and his wife. -
Gallipoli Campaign
On 25 April 1915, the ANZACs landed at ANZAC cove. Gallipoli is where most of the ANZAC's fought and died. Somehow the Ottaman's found out about the ANZACs plan and were waiting for them. Under the cover of darkness the ANZACs came to shore. Somewhere a flare was let off showing the ANZACs position. The ottaman's started firing. Many men died. In the end, 8 months later, the ANZACs evacuated by automated rifle fire. By this time though thousands of men had died. -
The Americans are coming!
On May 7 1915, the ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine during an unrestricted U-boat campiagn. Over 1000 people died, 128 citzens of America. America was a nuetral country and did not get involved until germany brought back the unrestricted u-boat campaign (which germany hoped would end the war)
Then after much consideration, America declared war on germany in April 1917
