What disease decimated the Gadigal people around Sydney Cove?
Smallpox
Which century did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
The 18th Century
What was the Aboriginal term for 'father?'
Be-anna
What is 'martial law?'
A system of law and order run by the military.
Why did the British think Australia was 'ownerless?'
Because Aboriginal people lived in a totally different way to the colonisers.
What happened to Bennelong's friend Yemmerrawanne who went to English with him?
He died of pneumonia.
How long did Bennelong stay in England?
3 years.
How did Bennelong die?
He was killed in a tribal fight.
What does the term 'terra nullius' mean?
It is Latin for 'land belonging to no-one'
What was the Aboriginal term for 'son?'
Dooroow
What was the name of the Aboriginal warrior who waged war on the British?
Pemulwuy
What does 'invasion' mean?
The use of force to enter and take possession of territory.
Why did Governor Phillip kidnap Bennelong?
To teach him English, and for him to teach the British the Aboriginal language.
What date is Australia Day held on?
26th January
What does 'assimilate' mean?
To make a group of people more similar to another.
What does 'dispossession' mean?
Indigenous land taken away without prior agreement,
List three (3) negative impacts British colonisation has had on Aboriginal people.
All of the above
Loss of traditional culture
Loss of land
Loss of family and family ties
What does 'paternalism' mean?
A 'fatherly' attitude to treat people as children.
What is the Dream time?
It involves creation stories which form the basis of law and religious belief.
Where did a massacre occur where the attackers were found guilty of murder?>
Myall Creek
What does 'bounty' mean?
An amount of money or a reward given for capturing something or someone.
What name has been given to the oldest human remains found in Australia>
Mungo man
What does 'colonisation' mean?
The permanent settlement of land by foreigners.
What was the name of the first Governor of the Australian colony?
Governor Arthur Phillip