Australian History Worksheet (Grade 4)
Free printable Australian history worksheet for Grade 4. Students answer respectful, factual questions about the First Australians, the First Fleet, the gold rush, and Federation.
Grade 4 · History worksheet
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Australian History
Read each question about Australian history and write your answer on the line. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians.
- 1.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived in Australia for at least how many years?
- 2.Captain James Cook charted the east coast of Australia in which year?
- 3.Do all Aboriginal communities use one universal English term for their knowledge, stories and law?
- 4.What do we call the joining of the colonies into one country in 1901?
- 5.In what year did the Australian colonies join together as a nation (Federation)?
- 6.Many people came to dig for what valuable metal during the gold rush?
- 7.In what year did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove?
- 8.Who are the First Australians, with the oldest continuous living culture on Earth?
- 9.The traditional owners of the land are shown respect through an 'Acknowledgement of' what?
- 10.What major event in the 1850s drew many people to Victoria seeking riches?
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- Australian Government Style Manual — First Nations terminology — advises that 'Dreamtime' is not universally preferred and that community-specific terminology should be respected
- AIATSIS — continuing cultures — supports the description of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as the world's oldest continuing cultures