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This is completely true. Although the Dutch were the first to explore the coastline of the Australian continent, they did not colonise it. It was colonised by the British for two main reasons:
1. To expand the British empire, and prevent the French from gaining a foothold in the Australian continent or in that part of the Pacific. The British were at war with the French and seeking to colonise more lands in order to gain more power and influence.
2. To solve the problem of Britain's overcrowded prisons (a consequence of the Industrial Revolution) by establishing a new penal colony in a land which showed promise for eventually becoming self-supporting. Britain had been sending their excess prisoners to North America, but the American War of Independence put a stop to the practice. Following this, the English were no longer able to transport surplus prisoners who couldn't legally be executed to North America.
Australia remained a British colony from the time the First Fleet of convicts landed, in 1788, until Federation in 1901. Even then, it was still subject to British authority until the Australia Acts of 1986 completed Australia's path to independence.
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What is the relationship between England and Australia?
In modern times the Anglo-Australians relations are quite close. The two share many cultural ties, including religion and language, as Australia was once a former british prison colony. The true relationship between Australia and England officially started in 1901 when six british territories federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia, a dominion in the British Empire. Since that time, the Australians have supported England in both WWI and WWII, and even today the United Kingdom is the second largest foreign investor in Australia, just as Australia is the seventh largest foreign investor in the United Kingdom.
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Georgia
William Penn originally wanted his Pennsylvania colony to be settled exclusively by his fellow Quakers?
true (: actually the answer is false
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What is the relationship between England and Australia?
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Was a proprietary colony governed directly by the king?
true
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True :)
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true
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true
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