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What happened during the British settlement in Australia and what impact did the colonization have on the modern day?
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What happened during the British settlement in Australia and what impact did the colonization have on the past and modern day?
Australia has changed significantly over the past decades, due to the British colonization, which modified their way of life greatly. For instance, their cultures, architecture and way of life.
Indigenous groups
Before the British settlement, there were more than 500 indigenous groups (750,000 people) in Australia. They lived in a tough climate with their wildlife threatening them at every turn. The groups were and still are the world's most ancient living culture and their cultures and traditions have been held tightly for over 60,000 years.
Past Effects
During the year 1788, a total of 1,500 marines, civilians, convicts, and crew arrived at Sydney Cove along with Captain Arthur Philip. 10 years after this, about 90% of the indigenous population had gone. The main reasons for this were new diseases, increasing conflict with colonisers, their land being taken and sold to make profits for the British Empire and more.
The most instantaneous consequences were small diseases including measles, influenza, smallpox, which spread to several indigenous groups, who did not have enough of the right resources to prevent more fatal consequences. It had been reported that over half the indigenous communities had died from smallpox in Sydney within the first 14 months of colonisation.
diseases
other
.As a result of government policy, they were forcibly separated from their parents.
.Their children were taken away from them.
.They were not permitted to enter towns after 6:00 p.m.
.They were not permitted to enter some places without prior authorization.
.They were not allowed to go to schools or hospitals.
.When they returned from conflicts, they discovered they lacked the same rights as white people.
.Because of this, they have not had the same rights as others.
land
The British empire continued to claim unrightfully owned land as British property, which resulted in more conflict and competition over resources.
conflict
Many historical records show that there were numerous occasions where Indigenous people were hunted down and mercilessly murdered. Several other examples of brutal abuse towards them include lacing food with arsenic, driving people off cliffs and mass shootings.
Francis Tuckfield
active local preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist faith
Francis Tuckfield
“A serious loss has been sustained by the natives without an equivalent being rendered. Their territory is not only invaded, but their game is driven back, their marnong and other valuable roots are eaten by the white man's sheep and their deprivation, abuse and miseries are daily increasing.”
Francis Tuckfield, Wesleyan Missionary, 1837
Present Effects
Many Indigenous Australians were separated from the rest of their family and sent to missions and reserves.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold these historical events, as they played a big role in their lives. These incidents occurred not long ago.
Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4 per cent of the total Australian population