Author: hootiejo

People of Diverse Backgrounds– South Sea Islanders Give 2 reasons why the European settlers needed the help of the South Sea Islanders to develop the land ;
1.__________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________________________
Were the South Sea Islanders treated fairly ? Yes or no
Explain why _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Answer True or False to the following statements
1. All south Sea Islanders came to Australia to work on farms of their own free will
2. 800 Ships visited the South Sea Islands for trade
3. The act of abducting South Sea Islanders was call “blackbirding”
4. South Sea Islanders did much of the heavy manual labour
5. South Sea Islanders were called Kanakas
6 South Sea Islanders that stayed in Australia and joined the armed forces were recognised for their contribution
7. South Sea Islanders were given poor food, no sanitation and they were subjected to harsh discipline on the voyage to Australia