AC9HS5K01 Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800

Elaborations

• 1 investigating 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
• 2 investigating 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
• 3 investigating 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
• 4 investigating social causes of the establishment of different colonies in Australia, such as overcrowded cities, high crime rates and overflowing prisons

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