Why new colonies began
Explain the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies and settlements in Australia after 1800 (e.g. Van Diemen's Land 1803, Moreton Bay 1824, the Swan River Colony 1829, Port Phillip 1835, South Australia 1836)
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Check understanding
- Place the founding of colonies and settlements after 1800 on an annotated timeline with dates
- Classify causes as economic (e.g. land for wool), political (e.g. keeping out the French) or social (e.g. separating convicts, free settlement)
- Explain the causes of one colony's founding (e.g. the free-settler plan for South Australia) using a primary or secondary source
“Can your child explain why new colonies like South Australia or the Swan River Colony were started after 1800 — for land, trade, free settlers or convicts?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Modern History
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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