European Colonization of Australia

Which European explorer is credited with being the first to 'discover' Australia?

• Captain Cook

• Dirk Harthog

• William Dampier

• Willem Janszoon

Explain what the living conditions for the poor were like in Britain during the 1700's.

Some criminals were sent to serve their crimes on ships called?

Captain Cook sailed into Botany Bay in what year?

• 1606

• 1686

• 1770

• 1788

The ship that Captain Cook sailed on when he came to Australia in 1770 was called...

• Charlotte

• Endeavour

• HMS Sirius

• Prince of Wales

Explain the reasons why Britain decided to send convicts to Australia.

Who commanded the First Fleet?

• Captain Cook

• Captain Bligh

• Captain Arthur Phillip

• Christopher Columbus

How many ships were part of the First Fleet?

• 5

• 15

• 11

• 7

Where did the First Fleet leave from?

• London

• Botany Bay

• Tenerife

• Portsmouth

The First Fleet disembarked at Sydney Cove on what date?

• April 25th 1770

• January 18th 1788

• January 20th 1778

• January 26th 1778