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British Empire: Australia

When did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
18th January 1788
15th May 1792
9th November 1787
25th June 1791
Where did the First Fleet arrive?
Van Diemen's Land
Norfolk Island
Wallaroo
Botany Bay
Who led the First Fleet?
Who had first discovered Australia in 1770?
What was Australia's main purpose as a colony?
Which resource was cultivated in Australia?
How many people were part of the First Fleet?
3100
1420
775
1900
How many of the 775 convicts survived the journey?
773
698
732
711
How many women were on board?
201
552
189
376
Which indigenous animal did the colonists live off at first?
What did Captain Phillip do to keep the peace with the colonists?
What proportion of those transported in the Second Fleet died?
1/3
1/7
1/5
1/4
What did the Second Fleet bring with them to help the colony?
What did Phillip buy from Calcutta to aid the colony?
Who mutinied against Governor Bligh in the Rum Rebellion?
Convicts
Farmers
New South Wales Corps
Kuwabura Tribe
How did Macquarie deal with this?
Who did Macquarie give greater rights to?
What did Macquarie introduce to tackle problems of rape and immoral family practices?
What else did Macquarie do to tackle fecklessness?
What did Macquarie give to convicts who had served their terms?
What did he do to aid economic development?
What concept did the British use to justify their presence in Australia?
What name was given to the conflit between Aborigines and the British in Tasmania?
How many sheep were there in Tasmania by 1827?
What disease did the British introduce to the Aborigines?
What did Governor Arthur introduce to force Aboriginal relocation?
What industries became vital to Australia after the arrival of the Third Fleet?
Where did the British expand to in 1813?
How many Aborigines were killed in the Appin Massacre of 1816?
What proportion of First Fleet convicts had been sentenced for minor theft?
2/3
1/4
2/5
1/2
How much money did the government calculate the prison colony would cost?
£140,00
£70,000
£90,000
£45,000
How many land grants had been given out by Philip's return to Britain?
48
112
72
66
How long did the First Fleet spend preparing for its departure?
6 months
2 years
3 weeks
3 months
How many people were sent to colonise Norfolk Island in 1790?
81
292
183
211
Who was the first convict to recieve a land grant of 30 acres in 1791?
Which private company was given the contract for the Second Fleet, with disastrous consequences?
When was the first shipment of sterling coins sent to Australia, replacing Rum as the currency of the colony?
1826
1801
1812
1798
What proportion of all convicts sent to Australia were sent after 1815?
33%
75%
40%
55%
What name was given to convicts who had served their terms or been pardoned?
What were the children of convicts referred to as?
What were the names given to free settlers and members of the NSW Corps?
What key industry was controlled by members of the NSW Corps?
What new regiment replaced the NSW Corps?
MacQuarie's religious views caused him to issues a proclamation against what?
How many lashes were given to convicts for minor transgressions?
10
20
65
100
By 1805, how many men were there compared to 1,300 women?
4,000
2,500
1,800
3,000
What were given to convicts allowing them to sell their labour freely before their sentences had ended?
What aspect of MacQuarie's leadership worried the British government?
Where were the first land grants given?
How many Aborigines were killed in an 1806 reprisal attack ordered by MacQuarie?
14
98
29
6
How many of the Cadigal people were left after the Smallpox epidemic, with 50-80 originally?
12
3
6
0
How many convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868?
57,000
112,000
92,000
168,000
Governor Arthur placed districts in Van Diemen's land under the control of whom?
The arrival of the Third Fleet heralded the arrival of which industry?
Until when was wool the 2nd biggest source of income?
1830s
1910s
1950s
1870s
How many of the 20,000 sheep in NSW did John MacArthur own?
1/2
3/4
1/4
2/5
What was established by Royal Charter in 1824 for agricultural development?
Which country did Britain want to prevent from colonising Western Australia?
How many settlers were sent to WA in 1829?
2,500
10,000
7,500
5,000
Which report concluded that convict labour should be used for sheep farming, early pardons and land grants should cease, and that Emancipists should not be given positions of power?
Which act in 1823 created a legislative council, separated control of NSW and Van Diemen's Land, and also created an independent judiciary?
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