How did the British colonize Australia?

Answer 1

The British simply established settlements. These were originally comprised of convict labour under the guard of British military. As they required more land they simply evicted the indigenous population. These had been seriously weakened as a result of the ravages of diseases imported by the British, and they were no match for British weapons. They started of by making settlements that were built and serviced by the convicts that the prisons in Britain were overflowing with and maintaining a military presence. as a result of this more business people were attracted as well as the convict that were freed becoming part of the business of the community It grew from there.

Answer 2

Australia was originally ignored by Britain, as William Dampier, the first Englishman to set foot on Australia's shores, declared it an absolutely miserable place.

However, when James Cook travelled to the South Pacific in 1770, he saw the eastern coast, not the west coast as Dampier had seen. He saw how fertile the area was, and declared it most suitable for settlement. Cook claimed the eastern half of the continent for England, naming it "New South Wales", and determined that a small bay in the south which he named "botany Bay" would present the ideal conditions for a penal colony.

A prison colony was needed for several reasons. Conditions in England in the 18th century were tough: the industrial revolution had made it harder for people to earn an honest wage as simpler tasks were replaced by machine labour. Unemployment rose, and consequently, so did crime, especially the theft of basic necessities such as food and clothing. The authorities elected to clamp down heavily on people for minor penalties, hoping to stem the tide of rising crime. The British prison system was soon full to overflowing, and a new place had to be found to ship the prison inmates. The American colonies were no longer viable, following the American war of Independence. England had resorted to using old ships - hulks - to place the convicts at night, but they were extremely unhealthy and overcrowded. Also, the West Indies and Africa were unsuitable due to disease and climate, and India was already crowded.

A colony which established Britain's claim on Australia would also help expand the British Empire and provide a physical presence in the south Pacific. This held both strategic and economic/trade advantages for England. Also, the presence of a colony would enable England to lay claim to Australia during a time when France was rapidly expanding its empire as well.

Essentially, Australia came to be a colony of Britain for the following main reasons:

1. To expand the British empire, and prevent the French from gaining a foothold in the Australian continent or in that part of the Pacific.

2. The continent had Natural Resources and raw materials which England wanted.

3. Primarily: to solve the problem of Britain's overcrowded prisons by establishing a new penal colony in a land which showed promise for eventually becoming self-supporting.

Sir Joseph Banks, one of three botanists aboard James Cook's The Endeavour, which charted the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, was a passionate advocate of British settlement and colonisation of the Australian continent. Cook claimed the eastern coast of Australia ("New South Wales") for Britain in 1770. It was largely upon his and Banks's recommendation that Australia ultimately was colonised.

Answer 3

Australia is not and has never been a British Empire.

It was part of the British Empire in the past, and this was because European settlement in Australia was begun by the British. The British tended to seek out lands to incorporate into their Empire, and these lands which they settled were automatically part of the British Empire. They were governed by the British, using the British model.

Answer 4

it was a place for banishment. criminals were sent there. then, a gold rush began and has since then been populated by mostly white people. the ABoriginal people were since moved aside

Answer 5

Because the English armys were shouting out YEET!!!!!!!!!