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Module 1- Lesson 2- Early days of European settlement

On January 26, 1788, eleven ships carrying British prisoners landed in Australia. The “First Fleet” is the name given to these ships. They took criminals to Australia because there was a scarcity of jail capacity in the nation due to Britain’s rigorous legal system, therefore some convicts were sent to New South Wales.

Captain Arthur Philip was the first Governor of New South Wales, which developed as additional convicts and volunteer immigrants arrived; colonies sprung up throughout Australia.
The earliest voluntary immigrants were from the British Isles, and Australian history, politics, and culture are still heavily influenced by the British and Irish.
In 1851, gold was discovered in both Victoria and New South Wales, resulting in a massive migration of fortune seekers from all over the world. The country’s population more than doubled, with Chinese migrants being the first substantial group of non-European inhabitants.

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Module 1 - Lesson 2 Quiz

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The first governor of New South Wales was Captain ______________?

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The group of ships carrying convicts from Great Britain is now known as the First _________?

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The Australian gold rush was sparked by discoveries of gold in ______________?

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The Australian gold rush began in _____________?

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Convicts were transported from Britain to Australia because _____________?

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The first convict settlement in Australia was in ________________?

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he first British convict ships landed in Australia in ______________?

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The majority of early voluntary settlers in Australia came from ______________?

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The first large group of non-European settlers in Australia came from ____________?

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