Year 6 - Federation

What does "FEDERATION" mean?

• When people meet as a group.

• The joining together of states or colonies to form a nation.

• The name of the State Governments in Australia.

• A type of money

What is the exact date of Federation?

• January 1st, 1901
• January 1st, 1900
• January 2nd, 1902
• January 1st, 1899

Where was the official Federation Ceremony held?

• Government House, Melbourne

• Botanical Gardens, Brisbane

• Parliament House, Canberra

• Centennial Park, Sydney

Why was Federation necessary?

• Defence, Tariffs, Transport and Immigration

• Transport and train lines only

• Tariffs and Taxes only

• Immigration only

Why was Canberra chosen as the capital city?

• Because Parliament house was already built in Canberra.
• Sydney and Melbourne both wanted to be the capital so they picked a place in the middle.
• It was closest to the middle of all the States and Territories.
• Because it has lovely weather and is close to the snow.

Who was Australia's first Prime Minister?

• Edmund Barton

• Andrew Clark

• Alfred Deakin

• Henry Parkes

Who is known as the Father of Federation?

• Henry Parkes

• Edmund Barton

• John Quick

• Alfred Deakin

Who was the last state to join in Federation?

• NSW
• WA
• SA
• NT

Why was Henry Parkes called the "Father of Federation?

• He worked tirelessly to get the colonies to agree to join together as one nation.

• He was a great father and had lots of children.

• He was the oldest person who proposed Federation

• His middle name was Father

The Tenterfield Oration was ...

• a song written and sung by Henry Parkes.

• a speech calling for better rights for women.

• a speech calling for federation.

• a train that travelled from Tenterfield to Sydney