Australia and New Zealand

1. The first Australians were called Aborigines. They

probably came from Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago.
They were nomadic hunters and gatherers.

The first New Zealanders were the Maoris. Their
ancestors reached NZ 800 years ago.

2. It was far from England and English prisons were
overcrowded.

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Australia’s
Settlement
History

3. To escape religious persecution, or b/c there was plenty of land

4. Europeans treated Aborigines and Maoris harshly, forced them to move off the land. Many died from diseases.

5. Both are in the British Commonwealth, have written
constitutions, both have parliaments. Parliaments choose the Prime Minister.

6. Wool, lamb, beef, coal and iron ore

7. Australia was a British colony and the British probably
preferred to admit people who shared their cultural and
religious history

8. Transported

9. Penal colony

10. Aborigines or Kooris

11. Maoris 12. Suffrage