What was life like in Australia before the first fleet arrived?

Answer 1

Australia used to be full of an estimated population of 300,000 aborigines that spoke 250 different languages they also were free to roam around the land but the the brisith came and ruined their fun for them

Answer 2

Originally, Australia was inhabited by Aborigines who had a grasp on their locality but did not concern themselves with the nature of the whole continent. They are not known to have had a name for the continent.

Once European exploration in the area commenced, Australia was initially known as Terra Australis Incognita, meaning "Unknown Southern land".

From the 1600s, the Dutch traders named the western half of the continent New Holland. But for many years, the continent was still referred to as Terra Australis Incognita on Dutch and Portuguese maps.

It was when James Cook charted the eastern coast in 1770 that he claimed it for England under the name of New South Wales. In between this time, some map-makers of the 1700s called it the Great South Land.

Answer 3

Before Federation, the colonies effectively acted as seperate countries each with their own armies, navies, etc.

Answer 4

very peaceful and free

Answer 5

English