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What was the name of the first Governor of the Australian colony?
Governor Arthur Phillip
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What was the Aboriginal term for 'father?'
Be-anna
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What name has been given to the oldest human remains found in Australia>
Mungo man
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What date is Australia Day held on?
26th January
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What does 'dispossession' mean?
Indigenous land taken away without prior agreement,
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What was the name of the tribe that lived around Sydney Harbour?
Gadigal
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How did Bennelong die?
He was killed in a tribal fight.
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What does the term 'terra nullius' mean?
It is Latin for 'land belonging to no-one'
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List three (3) negative impacts British colonisation has had on Aboriginal people.
All of the above
Loss of traditional culture
Loss of family and family ties
Loss of land
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What is the Dream time?
It involves creation stories which form the basis of law and religious belief.
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How long did Bennelong stay in England?
3 years.
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What does 'assimilate' mean?
To make a group of people more similar to another.
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Why did Governor Phillip kidnap Bennelong?
To teach him English, and for him to teach the British the Aboriginal language.
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What does 'colonisation' mean?
The permanent settlement of land by foreigners.
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What was the name of the Aboriginal warrior who waged war on the British?
Pemulwuy
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What does 'bounty' mean?
An amount of money or a reward given for capturing something or someone.
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How many Aboriginal Tribes were there in Australia in 1788?
More than 500
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What does 'invasion' mean?
The use of force to enter and take possession of territory.
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Which century did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
The 18th Century
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Why did the British think Australia was 'ownerless?'
Because Aboriginal people lived in a totally different way to the colonisers.
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What does 'paternalism' mean?
A 'fatherly' attitude to treat people as children.
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What disease decimated the Gadigal people around Sydney Cove?
Smallpox
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What was the Aboriginal term for 'son?'
Dooroow
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What is 'martial law?'
A system of law and order run by the military.
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What happened to Bennelong's friend Yemmerrawanne who went to English with him?
He died of pneumonia.
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Where did a massacre occur where the attackers were found guilty of murder?>
Myall Creek
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