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Federation Revision
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- 1How was Australia first politically run?> By a single governor who had autocratic (unrestricted) power.
- 2Why was did Australia start off as an autocratic government?> Because it was a nation made up predominantly of convicts, and Britain considered the nation unfit for democracy.
- 3When and why did Britain start considering allowing Australia to become a 'responsible government'?In the mid-nineteenth century, as transportation of convicts to Australia slowed, and the population of convicts and ex-convicts decreased.
- 4What is a 'responsible government'?A government that is accountable to the representatives of the people.
- 5What was Australia's first step towards a responsible government?The passing of the New South Wales Act of 1823 by British Parliament.
- 6What did this act allow?It allowed members of the colony to play a limited role in the law-making process.
- 7When was the first constitution created and what did it introduce?1842, and it introduced limited voting rights and expanded the membership of the Legislative Council.
- 8What were the main arguments against federation?> Protectionism (protect local industry from external competition)
> Loss of colonial power (larger states take power, smaller states take tex income)
> Great distances between all the colonies
> The Labour movement (security of workers' rights)
> Cheap labour (restriction of immigration of Pacific Islander workers)
> Greater economic concerns (the Great Depression) - 9What were the main arguments for federation?> Development of Australian nationalism
> Immigration restriction (desire to create a 'White Australia')
> Security and defence (a stronger, more united defence force)
> Free trade (removal of tariffs = cheaper for consumers)
> Improved communications (connections between colonies = stronger political links)
> Single railway network (easier to travel from colony to colony)
> Support of Britain (Britain wanted to loosen control of its colonies by establishing responsible governments)
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