HASS REVISION

When did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?

• 26 April 1788

• 26 January 1901

• 26 January 1788

• 24 January 1788

Where did the First Fleet land?

• Botany Bay

• Port Jackson

• Port Arthur

• Sydney

What is a penal colony?

• A penal colony is a settlement established for prisoners who have broken the law.

• A penal colony is for free settlers.

Would a free settlement or a penal colony have more soldiers?

• free settlement

• penal colony

The primary colonial penal settlement was established in Sydney Cove in 1788. True of False?

• True

• False

The day the First Fleet landed in Australia is commemorated on the 26 January. What are the two names that this day is called?

• Australia Day

• Federation Day

• Invasion Day

• Stolen Day

Why did people choose to leave Britain for Australia? (There may be more than one answer)

• Because they thought the weather would be nicer.

• The Industrial Revolution caused many of them to lose their jobs.

• They thought there would be better education opportunities in Australia.

• Many farmers in Scotland were kicked off their land.

• There was a potato famine. Many people starved to death and lots of people migrated to survive.

How did the British government encourage people to migrate to Australia? Choose the correct answers.

• Offered free passage.

• By telling them about the native animals.

• Offered them land grants and free convict labour.

Why did Britain want more free settlers to move to Australia? (More than 1 answer)

• Very few convicts had farming skills and food was in short supply.

• They wanted farmers so that the colonies could make more money on exports.

• They wanted to colonise more of the country.

• They wanted more women to encourage the growth of the population and to help out with labour.

The penal colonies and free settlements were established along the coastline and rivers. Why was this? (More than 1 answer)

• It was hot and they liked to be able to swim.

• Easy access route by boat.

• They were too scared of the natives to move inland.

• Weather was milder along the coastline.

• The soil would be better for growing crops.