Australia Before The British Empire

Before the British Empire ever discovered or even claimed Australia as one of their own it was inhabited with Aboriginals who are said to have arrived from south-east Asia by boat 50,000 years ago(“The History of Australia-Tourism Australia”,2016). Throughout Australia there were different tribes of Aborigines that spoke about different 700 languages, had different religious views, cultural beliefs(Mooney,2015). Australia was very behind in modernization, they did not have horses, large crops, big shelters, or outsiders until the arrival of the British. They were also very respectful of the land they lived on and were very cautious of not endangering the animals and plants they hunted by only gathering enough of what they needed and leaving …show more content…
That day the British brought 11 boats carrying an estimated 1,000 convicts to vanish them from Britain. They turned Australia into a penal colony which would let them dispose of as many prisoners as they wanted. It was a sort of blessing and a curse with the arrival of new people not because they brought new technology and animals but, because of the fact they also brought diseases. Of course the well being of the aboriginals didn't matter to the British because they had a “well thought out plan”(Baird,2015). At first the natives of Australia didn't see the British as a threat and never really bothered them and vice versa but, as soon as they realized that the British weren't going to leave they started attacking them hoping that would drive them away. The British couldn't negotiate with tribes because all had different styles of living and spoke different dialects. The aboriginals started fighting for what was theirs but since they never marked their territories with signs of some sort the British thought they were attacking for no civil reason. War broke out between indigenous tribes and the British, as well as the indigenous tribes also. Even though the Aborigines were behind in technology they were very adept, the first settlers that arrived were unskilled and almost died because while attacking, the aboriginals would use tactics that undermined the economic basis of areas where the British stayed(Baird,2015). There were so many …show more content…
They finally became an independent nation on January 1, 1901. Australia became apart of the Commonwealth and a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy because it was established on a written constitution and because Queen Victoria was head of state at the time. One very important document is the Australian Constitution because of the fact that it states the rights and roles of states that are connected to the Commonwealth. Without Parliament the Australian Constitution would have never existed because they were the ones who chose the six colonies that wrote it. The British monarch is also the monarch for Australia and appoints a Governor-General due to distance(“Federation | Australia.gov.au”,2016). Some might consider the birth of Australia a Federation because it created a federal system which, divides the powers between a region and central government. The powers are shared with the six colonies which are now called ‘states’ by the constitution(“Federation | Australia.gov.au”,2016). Certain areas of the government were given legislative power to tax, defend, foreign affairs, and telecommunications. Some laws create situations that occur once in awhile where federal and states make laws over the same situation. They have kept legislative power over different things like authority, education, and transportation in their