Well they treated them really bad. All the aboriginals ever wanted was a happy life
and children but of coarse the Europeans weren't happy with that. They wanted to make them work like slaves. People died because they had no energy left and they would fall to the ground.
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aborigines is the first settlers
The British invaded the Aborigines in 1788.
How did powhatan socieety interact with the Settlers?
Aborigines are the original occupants of Australia as the name suggests. Either they originated here when life began or their forefathers immigrated here long time ago. They can be compared to the Red Indians of usa. They were subjugated and almost exterminated by British settlers when the British occupied Australia.
the british convicts did not aborigines
The Europeans thought nothing of the Aboriginals when they arrived on Australia's shores. As a matter of fact they saw Australia as empty land. Note: When William Dampier arrived in 1688, he referred to the Aborigines as "the miserablest people in the world". Like many other Europeans, he misjudged the Aborigines, not recognising their unique skills.
Settlers wishing to take their land.
The arrival of big numbers of european settlers
Disease.
The British had greater manpower, and "better" weapons. Even though the Aborigines could throw a sharp spear with deadly accuracy, they were no match for the British with their firearms. There were far more of the British, and they could invade aboriginal land by their sheer numbers, whereas the Aborigines relied on stealth and night-time ambushes.
The British had greater manpower, and "better" weapons. Even though the Aborigines could throw a sharp spear with deadly accuracy, they were no match for the British with their firearms. There were far more of the British, and they could invade aboriginal land by their sheer numbers, whereas the Aborigines relied on stealth and night-time ambushes.