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Were the first colonists to come to Australia British or Dutch?
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The British were the first official colonists in Australia. The First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788, after bringing British convicts, officers and marines, as well as some of the marines' families.
However, there is quite a bit of evidence to suggest that the first unofficial colonists were survivors of Dutch shipwrecks off the Western Australian coastline during the early 1600s.
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Answer this question… The Cape Colony
What type of people were the first British colonists Australia?
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What type of people were the first British colonist in Australia?
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Who colonized Guyana?
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What 2 countries share Tasmania?
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Did the Dutch discover Australia?
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What did the Dutch first call Australia?
new holland
When did the British find Australia?
The British did not discover Australia. Australia was formally discovered by Dutch explorer Willem Jansz in 1606. The first British explorer to land on Australian shores was William Dampier, in 1688 and again in 1699. the Beitish only took an interest in the continent following James Cook's charting of the east coast in 1770.
How did the british migrants arrive in Australia?
They first arrive at New South Wales in Holland in 1788. However, Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese migrants had been exploring and living in Australia for over 300 years before the First Fleet(1788).
Who was the first British group to move to Australia?
The first British colonists to settle parts of Australia in large numbers were convicts, the result of an overflowing prison system in England. They were accompanied by marines and officers, as well as some marines' wives.
Which group of Europeans first settled the Hudson Valley?
The Dutch originally settled in New York, calling it New Amsterdam.
