The movement of peoples in Australia between 1750 to 1810 was a very important time in the development of this country. During the period from 1750 to 1770, Australia was entirely populated by Indigenous groups whose cultures and beliefs had not changed for over 50,000 years.
During 1770, Captain James Cook, a British Lieutenant, landed his ship Endeavour at Botany Bay in New South Wales. The Aboriginal clan that was located in that area were unhappy and tried to stop Cook and his crew from coming ashore. Cook's crew were greater in number and were able to overpower them. They raised the British flag, which represented the taking of land for the King of England. Cook explored further along the coast of Australia before returning to Britain …show more content…
The British believed that they could settle on this new land in New South Wales, which would also fix their issue of having lots of convicts and not enough prisons to house them. They also were thinking ahead, as once the convicts had done their time in the prisons, it would be near impossible for them to travel back to …show more content…
This was because the Europeans were becoming selfish and were not trading back with the Aboriginals. When they began to retaliate, Phillip ordered his men to start killing them when they came to close to their own settlement. While the British settlers had the intentional eradication of the Aborigines, the settlers were also unintentionally responsible for their deaths during times of peaceful contact. When they arrived in Australia they brought with them a number of European epidemic diseases. They included chickenpox, smallpox, typhoid, measles and influenza. The Aboriginal people had no immunity to these diseases. Within a matter of weeks, the Indigenous population, mainly within densely populated communities, began to experience a rapid decline in numbers.
The movement of peoples in Australia from 1750 to 1810 affected the Aboriginal culture greatly, however this same movement also started the development of Australia into the country it is today. Had the British government not used the colony as an outpost for felons, immigration to Australia would have seen a different outcome within its
During 1770, Captain James Cook, a British Lieutenant, landed his ship Endeavour at Botany Bay in New South Wales. The Aboriginal clan that was located in that area were unhappy and tried to stop Cook and his crew from coming ashore. Cook's crew were greater in number and were able to overpower them. They raised the British flag, which represented the taking of land for the King of England. Cook explored further along the coast of Australia before returning to Britain …show more content…
The British believed that they could settle on this new land in New South Wales, which would also fix their issue of having lots of convicts and not enough prisons to house them. They also were thinking ahead, as once the convicts had done their time in the prisons, it would be near impossible for them to travel back to …show more content…
This was because the Europeans were becoming selfish and were not trading back with the Aboriginals. When they began to retaliate, Phillip ordered his men to start killing them when they came to close to their own settlement. While the British settlers had the intentional eradication of the Aborigines, the settlers were also unintentionally responsible for their deaths during times of peaceful contact. When they arrived in Australia they brought with them a number of European epidemic diseases. They included chickenpox, smallpox, typhoid, measles and influenza. The Aboriginal people had no immunity to these diseases. Within a matter of weeks, the Indigenous population, mainly within densely populated communities, began to experience a rapid decline in numbers.
The movement of peoples in Australia from 1750 to 1810 affected the Aboriginal culture greatly, however this same movement also started the development of Australia into the country it is today. Had the British government not used the colony as an outpost for felons, immigration to Australia would have seen a different outcome within its