Theme 10: Displacing Indigenous Peoples

Questions
1. What has made our awareness of the native culture of America and
Australia possible?
2. Bring out the significant variation in the nature of the control
established by European imperial power from 18th century.
3. For whom is the term settler used?
4. What is the extent of North America?
5. Examine the salient features of the natives of North America.
6. Define Native.
7. What is the difference between natives of North America and those
of South and Central America?
8. Name the items traded between Europeans and the natives of North
America. How did the Europeans dictate the terms of trade to the
natives?
9. Critically analyse the perceptions of Europeans and natives of each
other.
10. How did the natives lose their land to the Europeans
gradually?
11. Explain the circumstances that led to slavery in Southern part
of USA. What was the ultimate outcome of it?
12. Explain how did the Europeans justify their action of occupying
natives land.
13. How the natives of North America were affected by the
forceful acquisition of their lands? What was their reaction?
14. What was Gold Rush? How it was related to Industrialisation in
North America?
15. How did the settlers in America express their democratic
spirit? How democratic it was?
16. Enumerate the changes that had taken place in USA and
Canada regarding treatment of the natives.
17. Give an account for the earliest human habitation in Australia.
18. What were the characteristic of the population of Australia
from late 18th century?
19. Explain the significance of the incident of Captain Cook.
20. Who were the early settlers of Australia?
21. Give am account for the economic development in Australia.
22. What was the attitude of the Australian Government towards
the non- white people?
23. What was The Great Australian Silence?
24. Examine the changes that had taken place since 1970s in
Australia towards the aborigines.