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Australia

By mahoganye.smith

  • First Explorers

    First Explorers
    Dutch(Netherlands) were the first to sail Australia

  • European Exploration

    European Exploration
    James Cook sailed around Australia, ignored the Aboriginies, and named the place South Wales

  • Penal Colony

    Penal Colony
    Since the American Revolution made them stop sending convicts to Georgia, British sent ships to Australia to make it a prison colony.

  • Settling

    Settling
    After the trip there, prisoners settled in Australia

  • Boundaries

    Boundaries
    government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today

  • Immigration Restriction Act

    Immigration Restriction Act
    The act restricted migration of people with European ancestry, but that stopped after WW2

  • National Park

    National Park
    Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park around Ayers Rock

  • Policy Changes

    Policy Changes
    policies were changed to be in favor of Aborigines

  • Legislature

    Legislature
    Federal Government began to pass legislation to help aborigines

  • Independant Republic

    Independant Republic
    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independant republic