Discovering History (Upper Primary) Colonial Australia: Victoria (Reading Level 26/F&P Level Q), 1st edition

Published by Pearson (May 9, 2012) © 2012

  • Andrew Einspruch

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781442559820
Discovering History (Upper Primary) Colonial Australia: Victoria (Reading Level 26/F&P Level Q)
Published 2012

Title overview

Victoria explores the reasons why and how several attempts were made to establish a settlement south of New South Wales until the formal setting up of the colony of Victoria in 1850. 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 26 / Fountas and Pinnell Level Q. Visit our Levelled readers page for further information on reading levels.

Table of contents

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