Why Is Australia Invaded Or Settled

Addressing to the history of which Australian society is built from, Terra Australis was deprived by the Europeans and the British colonies and settlement is an inaccurate description of the establishment of Australia. Historically, the first inhabitants of the Australian land has become a sensitive topic in which there are two perspectives that there is to be judged upon. It is important to analyse and explore the two views to answer and explain the question of whether Australia was invaded or settled. Invasion suggests force was used when the Europeans claimed the land from its original inhabitants and the Indigenous were removed off their native land. Settlement offers that the first fleet of Australia did not impact the Aboriginals and a diverse …show more content…
Secondary sources of the founding of Australia from the late 1700s demonstrate the failing to intercept about Terra Australis land if it was occupied at the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney cove. For example the artwork (Talmadge,1937) depicts that the land appears to uninhabited and the European colony have marked their arrival. In contrast to this, as Captain Cook sailed to Australia he became aware of the Indigenous people with the culture of a peaceful life. If this concept of a tranquil, maverick culture was the agreement of the new land, why did the Europeans have the need to carry weaponry? Weapons represent dominance and authority which terrified the Aboriginals and sources such as the artwork (Blood River) offers the treatment they were received from the Europeans. The illustration is an example of how the weaponry was used when land was sold to white settlers and initially war erupted because Aboriginals were separated from their dwellings. On the contrary some interactions involved violence but there were events that had alliances forming and relationships