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  • What is the name of the Prime Minister who delivered the formal apology in 2008?
    Kevin Rudd
  • How many distinct Indigenous Languages were there in Australia before the European settlers arrived?
    Over 250 distinct Indigenous languages
  • How did the Gold Rush affect the Indigenous Australians?
    They were pushed off their lands, their their farming methods were disrupted and, they faced a new wave of racism of
  • Who was excluded from the Australian Constitution initally?
    Indigenous Australians
  • What did the Australian Constitution establish?
    A federal system of government within Australia.
  • When did the Dutch explorers first reach Australia?
    In the early 1600s
  • What are the stories that describe the foundation of the Aboriginal culture known as?
    The Dreamtime Stories
  • What caused many indigenous people to die after the arrival of the British settlers?
    The exposure to new diseases (such as small pox)
  • What is the Stolen Generation?
    The period where Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families
  • What were Indigenous children forbidden to do under the White Australia Regime?
    They were forbidden to speak their language, practice their culture, or maintain contact with their families.
  • When was gold First found in Australia?
    in 1851
  • Why was the Gold Rush a turning point in Australia's development?
    Because it caused an economic boom.
  • What is the date of Australian Federation?
    January 1, 1901
  • What was date did the first fleet arrive in Australia
    January 26, 1788
  • What were indigenous people referred to as before they were acknowledged as citizens of Australia?
    Flora and Fauna
  • What is the day that the First Fleet arrived in Australia called nowadays?
    Australia Day or Invasion day?
  • How many boats were there in the First Fleet? How many people were on these boats?
    The First Fleet was a group of 11 ships carrying around 1,500 people.
  • What sort of people were on board the First Fleet?
    convicts, soldiers, marines, and free settlers.
  • Where in Australia was gold first found?
    Bathurst, New South Wales
  • How much did the population increase during the Gold Rush?
    The population increased from 400,000 to around 1 million people
  • Where did many of the immigrants come from during the Gold Rush?
    Europe, North America and China.
  • What did the Rainbow Serpent shape and how did it do it?
    It shaped rivers, mountains, and valleys by slithering across the land
  • What is the name of the explorer that claimed Australia for Britain?
    Captain James Cook
  • What are the names of the 6 British Colonies that formed the Commonwealth of Australia?
    Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
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