New Zealand Milestones Worksheet (Grade 7)
Free printable worksheet for Grade 7 on modern New Zealand milestones: the 1893 world-first vote for women, Gallipoli in 1915, the 1981 Springbok tour and te reo Māori becoming an official language.
Grade 7 · History worksheet
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Milestones That Shaped New Zealand
Read each question about the milestones that shaped modern New Zealand and write your answer on the line.
- 1.Why did more than 150,000 New Zealanders protest during the 1981 Springbok tour?
- 2.How many New Zealanders died in the Gallipoli campaign?
- 3.In what year did te reo Māori become an official language of New Zealand?
- 4.What day of remembrance is marked every 25 April?
- 5.Which 1981 tour match was called off when protesters occupied the field?
- 6.What does ANZAC stand for?
- 7.On what date did ANZAC forces land at Gallipoli?
- 8.Who led the campaign for women's suffrage in New Zealand?
- 9.What law gave women the vote, and on what date did it become law?
- 10.In what year did New Zealand women win the right to vote in parliamentary elections?
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- NZ History: New Zealand women and the vote: brief history — supports the Electoral Act becoming law on 19 September 1893, the world-first status, Kate Sheppard's leadership and the petition of nearly 32,000 signatures
- NZ History: The Gallipoli campaign — documents the 25 April 1915 landings, the eight-month campaign and the 2,779 New Zealand dead remembered on Anzac Day
- NZ History: The 1981 Springbok tour — records the 56 days of protest, more than 150,000 participants in over 200 demonstrations, and the abandoned Hamilton match
- NZ History: Te reo Māori recognised as official language — documents the Māori Language Act 1987 making te reo Māori an official language
- Te Ara: Matariki, Te Tau Hou Māori — explains Matariki as the midwinter rising of the star cluster marking the Māori New Year, first marked with a public holiday in 2022