Australia History

SS6H4 Impact of European Colonization on Aborigines

Learning Target: I can explain how Europeans affected the Aboriginal People

Dutch (Netherlands) first there in 1606, left after chased away by Aborigines

James Cook ignored the Aborigines and claimed Australia for England

England was looking for another place to send its prisoners

Australia was an island that was open and prisoners couldn't escape

Great location for shipping goods to and from Asia

1901 the colony was officially named Australia

Did not allow people of color until 1901

Had 7 mini-colonies that became the states of Australia

Europeans forced Aboriginals to move or killed them

Did not allow Aboriginals to teach their children about their culture

From 1788-1967 (179 years), Aborigines had no rights in Australia