Web Quest: Australian Settlement

The task:

Read each question. Follow the link for each question to find the answer. Write your answer onto the answer sheet. Hand in your answer sheet to the teacher.

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Questions	Links
Q1: Who lived lived in Australia prior to European settlement?	Visit the site here and and listen. Make sure SOUND IS ON.
Q2: How many clan groups or 'nations' were there?	Read the information here.
Q3 : Which European ship came to Australia first?	Read about early explorers here.
Q4 : Who was the captain of the Endeavour? Draw the map of the Endeavour's voyage of 1768-1771.	Find answers here.
Q5: a) How many ships and people were in the First Fleet? b) Where did they establish the first settlement? c) On what date did this happen? d) What do we call that date today?	Find answers here.
Q6: a) Name the ships of the Second Fleet? b) Finish this convict's name ... Thomas _________ . c) What ship did Thomas sail on? d) Who do you know that may be related to Thomas?	Find answers here. Read about Thomas here.
Q7: What was a big problem in the colony in the 1790s?	Read about early settlement here.
Q8: Between 1852 and 1860 where did most immigrants come from? Why did they come?	Read about the immigration rush here.
Q9: a) How many Aborigines did the English explorer Frances Barallier see in the Campbelltown area in 1790? b) What was the official number of Aborigines in the Campbelltown District by 1845?	See the history of the D'harawal people of Southwestern Sydney here. Scroll down to • The clash of cultures.
Q10: Why is Truganini famous?	Read about Truganini here.

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