British Colonies after 1800: The Reasons Mini Test

Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?

Aboriginal Australians had no contact with other people before the British arrived. True or false?

Name the three reasons why the British established colonies in Australia after 1800.

What country was Britain most afraid would colonise other parts of Australia?

What word beginning with M refers to a group of soldiers who fight for a particular country?

Give two reasons why there were food shortages in the colony of New South Wales.

What did the colony of New South Wales do to solve the food shortage problem?

Name two things that were commonly grown on farms in colonial Australia.

How did the Industrial Revolution in Britain affect the establishment of new colonies in Australia?

What was a penal colony?