The Swan River Colony - 5M

What was the rising tension that lead to the Pinjarra Massacre

• Thomas Peel was given land that the Aboriginal people used to farm.

• Colonists killed a group of Aboriginal people.

• The Binjareb Nyungar people stole food from the colonists.

• The Binjareb Nyungar people killed Thomas Peel

Which TWO crops most farmers grew in the colony of Western Australia?

• wheat

• cattle

• barley

• wool

What valuable metal was discovered in Western Australia in 1885?

What job was popular with ex-convicts in Western Australia?

• farm worker

• teacher

• blacksmith

• outlaw

Answer explanation

Colonies established to punish were __________ colonies

• Punishment

• Penal

• Convict

• Penitentiary

Which best describes an ECONOMIC factor?

• How race, class, ethnicity and gender impact events in history

• How governments, laws and power impact events in history

• How trade, industries and wealth impact events in history

Why did the early colonies in Australia need to be near the ocean?

• So the settlers could swim and wash

• So supplies could be brought easily from England

• Because the view was nice and made the settlers happy

• Because it was cooler

The roads, buildings and bridges in the early colonies were built by ...

• Free settlers

• Soldiers

• Convicts

• Builders brought from England

Why was gold so sought after?

• Gold looks cool

• Gold equals wealth

• Gold is a mineral

• Gold is very hard to find

What is a free settler?

• Convicts who were set free once they arrived in Australia

• The people who built the roads in the early colonies

• The early explorers who discovered new farming land

• People who chose to come to Australia to be farmers or business owners