Question

Analyze the timelines below and answer the question that follows. 4 undated timelines. Events listed in order. Timeline 1: British establish a prison colony: 160,000 people arrive. The long boom: period of growth. Commonwealth of Australia established. Gold is discovered more settlers arrive. Timeline 2: The long boom: period of growth. British establish a prison colony: 160,000 people arrive. Gold is discovered more settlers arrive. Commonwealth of Australia established. Timeline 3: British establish a prison colony: 160,000 people arrive. Gold is discovered more settlers arrive. The long boom: period of growth. Commonwealth of Australia established. Timeline 4: Commonwealth of Australia established. British establish a prison colony: 160,000 people arrive. Gold is discovered more settlers arrive. The long boom: period of growth. Which of the timelines above correctly plots events in Australia's history?

Answer 1

Answer: Timeline 3: British establish a prison colony: 160,000 people arrive. Gold is discovered more settlers arrive. The long boom: period of growth. Commonwealth of Australia established.

Explanation:

The British Penal colony was established by Arthur Phillip in 1788. Over the next 8 decades, 160,000 more convicts were transported to Australia.

Gold is then discovered in several locations in the 1850s leading to a massive influx of settlers with the Government having to tighten immigration policies.

This preceded a long period of growth and boom called The Long Boom.

Finally in 1901, the 2 British Colonies of Australia merged to become, the Commonwealth of Australia.