The First Fleet, consisting of British convicts and soldiers, arrived in Sydney on January 26th 1788. This day is commemorated each year as 'Australia Day.'
what factors motivated the europeans to explore and settle in the caribbean up until the 17 century
The Australian aboriginal people were the first to settle in Australia. Humans originated in Africa and from there migrated to other areas, which was a slow process. South America, the Pacific Islands and Australia were settled quite recently.
The indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, were the first to inhabit Australia. Whilst it is unknown when they first arrived, estimates vary between 6,000 and 40,000 years.
Europeans originally discovered Australia quite by accident, however when they did discover it they quickly grasped at the idea of shipping off some of their convicts in their already overflowing cells to this country which would not need any fences, or guards.
John Batman is regarded as the founder of Melbourne, and therefore the first European to settle there.
Australians speak English because the first Europeans to settle the continent were the British.
Although the Portuguese are believed to be the first Europeans to discover Australia, they did not settle any part of it or live here prior to Britain colonising the continent.
Australia was originally established as a penal colony, or convict settlement. The first Europeans to permanently settle in the country were British prisoners, and the officers and marines who led and guarded them.
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who. were the first europeans to come to NY ?
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Yes, the Vikings were the first Europeans to settle in Canada.
As the name suggests, the first to settle New France were the French.