AC9HS5K01

Elaborations

• AC9HS5K01_E1investigating the reasons for the establishment of different types of colonies in Australia, such as a penal colony (for example, Moreton Bay, Van Diemen’s Land) or a colony for free settlers, as in South Australia and Victoria
• AC9HS5K01_E2investigating economic reasons for the establishment of different colonies in Australia, such as the acquisition of land and resources, and the economic situation in Britain, including high unemployment and poverty
• AC9HS5K01_E3investigating political reasons for the establishment of different colonies in Australia, such as expanding the British empire and the threat that other countries might want to expand their territories
• AC9HS5K01_E4investigating social causes of the establishment of different colonies in Australia, such as overcrowded cities, high crime rates and overflowing prisons