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Contact and Colonisation

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