Australias History & Governmentpgs. 346-350.

1. From where did Australias first settlers arrive over 40,000 years ago?
a. New Zealand
b. Southeast Asia
c. South America
d. Europe
*What textual evidence did you use to find this answer? Cite the sentence and
page number.
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2. In what type of setting did the early Aborigines live?
a. in tents
b. in clans
c. in one large group
d. in a settlement similar to a city
*What textual evidence did you use to find this answer? Cite the sentence and
page number.
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3. Why did Australias population quickly increase beginning in 1851?
a. Ships with new convicts arrived
b. The birth rate increased
unexpectedly
c. New jobs were created in the ranching industry
d. Gold was discovered
*What textual evidence did you use to find this answer? Cite the sentence and
page number.
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4. Which of the following is the law-making body of Australia ?
a. General Assembly
b. The Senate
c. Parliament
d. Congress
*What textual evidence did you use to find this answer? Cite the sentence and
page number.
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5. Re-write this sentence replacing Captain Cook with a pronoun:

When Captain Cook arrived in Australia, about 300,000 Aborigines lived there.

6. Identify the 3 pronoun phrases on page 347 under the heading

AUSTRALIAS ABORIGINES2nd paragraph. Write them each below and tell
whether they are possessive, objective, intensive, or subjective.
A.

B.

C.

7. What is the central idea of the section From Colony to Nation on page
349?

8. What is the meaning of the word primitive in the following sentence:

Because they fought with spears and other primitive weapons, the Aborigines were
easily defeated by the rifle carrying Europeans
a. very old
c. only used by tribal people

b. not very well advanced or developed

d. made from things only found in nature

***CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONSGet out your

own paper if you have not already done so:
9. Compare and contrast Australias government with the government of the
United States. Use your RACE writing strategy using textual evidence from
your reading. ***5-7 sentences.

10. Identify and summarize at least four key historical events in the early
development of Australia. Use your RACE writing strategy using textual
evidence from your reading. ***5-7 sentences.

11. Identify the early explorers goals in coming to Australia. Do you think
they achieved these goals? Why or why not? Use your RACE writing strategy
using textual evidence from your reading. ***5-7 sentences.