Discovering History (Upper Primary) Colonial Australia: Tasmania (Reading Level 30+/F&P Level W), 1st edition

Published by Pearson (May 9, 2012) © 2012

  • Andrew Einspruch

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ISBN-13: 9781442559837
Discovering History (Upper Primary) Colonial Australia: Tasmania (Reading Level 30+/F&P Level W)
Published 2012

Title overview

Tasmania explores the reasons why and how a penal colony called Van Diemen’s Land was established on the Tasmanian island in 1825. It also examines life in the colony, its development and history up to Federation in 1901 and the impact of settlement on the original Aboriginal inhabitants.

This book is classified as Reading Level 30+ / Fountas and Pinnell Level W. Visit our Levelled readers page for further information on reading levels.

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Australia Before Europeans
  • Aboriginal Peoples in Tasmania
  • First Europeans
  • Becoming a Colony
  • Colonial Evolution of Australia
  • Development of Tasmania
  • Representing Government
  • Famous People of Tasmania
  • What's in a Name?
  • Becoming a Country
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Index
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