Why Australia?
Go to this website and complete the activities to gain a better understanding of convict settlement |
Problems in the settlement of Sydney TownRead about the first few days of settlement and early struggles in the new colony. Click here to read!
Answer these question in your History book: 1. Why was food rationed in the colony? 2. Why was shelter a problem? 3. Which ship was sent to buy food for the colony? 4. When and where did the ship go to get food? 5. Why was the "Supply" sent to Norfolk Island? 6. Where did the colonists find better farming land? 7. Why was it difficult to get the harvested crops back to Sydney Town? 8. What happened in 1791? How did this impact upon the colony? |
The impact of settlement on Aboriginal CommunitiesLook at this powerpoint presentation and answer the following questions:
1. What effect did British settlement have upon the Aboriginal population? 2. What were the 3 main causes of the decline? 3. What were the diseases that contributed to many deaths of the Aboriginal people? 4. What choices were the Aboriginal people given? ****Fast finishers - read the biography on Bennelong and write a summary of his life. |
Exploration of the westWatch this video of the crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson
Imagine you are one of these men. Write a letter back home describing your journey, ***Fast finishers - research another Australian explorer |