Social Studies - Partnership

Question 1

What is the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement between native Maori and Europeans in New Zealand.

Question 2

When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Answer 2

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6th February, 1840.

Question 3

Where was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Answer 3

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in Waitangi, near the Bay of Islands.

Question 4

Who was the first European to sight NZ

Answer 4

The first European to sight NZ was Abel Tasman

Question 5

Who was the first European to land on NZ?

Answer 5

The first European to land on New Zealand was Captain James Cook.

Question 6

What is kawanatanga?

Answer 6

governance rule, control and protect

Question 7

What is tino rangatiratanga?

Answer 7

chiefly authority or leadership/Maori flag

Question 8

What is mana?

Answer 8

prestige

Question 9

What is kingitanga?

Answer 9

Kingitanga is the first Maori King, Te Wherowhero who was the Tainui chief who wanted to be called King Potatau

Question 10

What is the native land courts?

Answer 10

The Native Land Courts was created in 1865 and was the job to workout which tribes owned which land and to divide it up to individual members and give certificates of ownership

Question 11

What is missionary?

Answer 11

Missionary’s are the people who come to make people Christian or catholic.

Question 12

What is tangata whenua?

Answer 12

The first ever Maori (or the first people of the land)

Question 13

What did James Cook say about New Zealand?

Answer 13

• NZ was a wonderful place for people to settle
• NZ had great trees and soil
• Maori were strong, active, warlike, artistic, brave

Question 14

What was contact between Maori and Europeans? (positive)

Answer 14

• learning to read and write
• they get wine as a tonic

Question 15

What was contact between Maori and Europeans (negative)

Answer 15

• wives learning European ways
• Kumara isn’t getting planted

Question 16

What were the main contacts between the two groups?

Answer 16

• trade
  -missionary work
• introducing new technology
• enforcing law and justice

Question 17

What did Pakeha want from Maori?

Answer 17

• shrunken human heads
• woven mats
• flax
• kauri
• spears
• fresh pork
• carvings

Question 18

What did Maori want from pakeha?

Answer 18

• tools such as spades
• blankets
• nails
• tomahawks
• muskets
• axes

Question 19

What did the missionaires do that was positive?

Answer 19

• polygamy
• cannibalism
• slavery

Question 20

What did the missionairies do that was negative?

Answer 20

• brought muskets for trade
• affairs with maori women
• they stole land from maori

Question 21

What is the musket wars?

Answer 21

The musket wars is a series of as many as 3000 battles and raids between Maori after they obtained muskets between 1807-1837

Question 22

How is Hongi Hika obtain muskets?

Answer 22

Hongi Hika obtained muskets by meeting with the King and traded his gifts for muskets. He also started the arms race with muskets.

Question 23

What happened in the 1820’s-1830’s?

Answer 23

More settlers arrived which meant there were more arguments between Maori and settlers over land. Settlers then disobeyed the Maori laws which led to the Elizabeth Affair

Question 24

What is the Elizabeth Affair?

Answer 24

The Elizabeth Affair was when Captain Stewart, who was the captain of the Elizabeth boat as he allowed the Elizabeth to be used for transporting slaves and inprisoning members of Ngati Toa. Hundreds got killed and 13 chiefs met and asked for a petition.

Question 25

What was the petition?

Answer 25

The petition asked for British to be friends and save them from threats and teasing of other tribes and other British. Maori asked British for the petition as most Pakeha were from Britain and they wanted to learn more about the Royal and villages.

Question 26

Who was James Busby?

Answer 26

James Busby was the British Resident for New Zealand from 1833. He was to protect Maori and Pakeha and catch escaped convicts from Australia, and deal with the treatment of crews by captains.

Question 27

What was James Busby called?

Answer 27

"Man of war without guns"

Question 28

What did James Busby do in 1835?

Answer 28

He presented the Declaration of Independence at Waitangi which stated that NZ was a independent country ruled by Maori and asked for the king to protect NZ from other countries. Maori returned the favor offering friendship and protection towards the British.

Question 29

What was NZ's first offical flag?

Answer 29

United Tribes

Question 30

Who was at the Treaty of Waitangi?

Answer 30

Hone Heke (the first to sign the treaty) James Busby (the organiser) Queen Victoria and Captain Hobson (both signed the treaty) Henry Williams (translator)

Question 31

How many Maori chiefs signed the treaty after making its way around the country?

Answer 31

542

Question 32

Who was the first chief to sign the treaty?

Answer 32

Hone Heke

Question 33

What were the first words Hobson said to Hone Heke after we signed the treaty?

Answer 33

We are one people

Question 34

Why were there mixups in the treaty?

Answer 34

Because two different languages meant there were different versions that werent the same

Question 35

Who was Hobson and what were his problems?

Answer 35

Hobson was the 1st NZ Govenor and faced problems such as he didnt speak Maori, he had no money from Britain to help and he had no lawyers.

Question 36

Why did Maori sign the treaty?

Answer 36

For protected land, the missionairies convincing Maori to sign, to help fight the Pakeha land sharks and British rules only applied to Pakeha and not to Maori

Question 37

What happened to the population from both Maori and Pakeha after the treaty was signed?

Answer 37

Maori dramatically dropped by 41k in 60 years while Europeans went rapidally up by 59700 in 30 years which meant there were more Europeans than Maori in 1860.

Question 38

Who replaced Hobson?

Answer 38

Govenor Fitzroy replaced Hobson after he died in 1843.

Question 39

Who replaced Fitzroy?

Answer 39

Govenor Grey replaced Fitzroy from 18-45-1853 and 1861-1868

Question 40

What happened between 1845 and 1872?

Answer 40

Maori and British fought many battle known as the NZ Wars after British took millions of hectares of land away from Maori.

Question 41

What happened in the Northern War?

Answer 41

The flagpole in Russell was chopped down by Hone Heke 4 times because Maori mana had to be restored and the flag was a sign that NZ was becoming Britain. This war lasted from 1845-1846 and was based on Hone Heke's feeling. The Northern War ended with a stalemate which means neither side wins as no more action can happen

Question 42

What happened in the Kingitanga movement?

Answer 42

Maori formed the Maori King movement because they wanted to protect there land, to unite Maori and to allow to have a say in government. Settlers saw the King Movement as a way of stopping them getting land

Question 43

What happened in the war of Taranaki?

Answer 43

This war was when the land wars started in the 1860's in Taranaki but grew further to central North Island until 1872. This war started as Govenor Grey dealt with only 1 tribal chief over taking possession of a block of land. This war lasted 1 year and spread South and land was given back to tribes after Govenor Grey admitted he was wrong

Question 44

What happened in the War of Waikato?

Answer 44

Govenor Grey wanted land from Maori for the settlers as he was worried Kingitanga were going to attack Auckland. British troops joined by settlers and even Maori. Britain had 14000 whilst Kingitanga only had 5000 at each side. grey requested for more troops to invade Waikato and the war ended after both sides retreated to the area known as king country and didnt confront them again