Making a Nation Flashcards
Alluvial gold
gold that is found in slow moving rivers
assimilation
the integration of one social or ethnic group into another, usually entailing the loss of the minority culture
deep reef gold
gold found in quartz and mined deep underground
dispossession
the act of removing a person or group from their land or home
egalitarian
the treatment of all people as equals and the according of rights and opportunities
empire
a group of countries and/or areas, probably having different languages and cultures, ruled by a central power or leader
federation
the formation of the commonwealth of australia
free trade
trade between states or countries without penalties such as tariffs or taxes
merino
a breed of sheep prized for their fine wool
penal colony
a colony set up to receive and contain prisoners, usually from another country
puddling
the process of separating gold from rock sludge using water
referendum
a vote on a special issue
stolen generations
the Aboriginal people of Australia who were taken from their families as children in hopes of assimilating them into white australia
suffrage
voting rights
Terra nullius
a Latin phrase meaning ‘land belonging to no one’; used by the British to justify to juatify the settlement of australia;the belief that the indigenous inhabitants did not own the land and therefore the british could occupy and eventually own it.
