A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how events during the gold rush influenced Australian laws, taxes, equality and voting rights, and how they shaped our current democracy.
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A Golden Democracy – Laws, Taxes and Voting Equality
60 mins
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Suitable for years:
5
Curriculum
ACHASSK110
The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony
ACHASSK109
The reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
ACHASSK107
The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
ACHASSK113
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them
ACHASSK117
Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involvedElaborationscategorising the different types of laws and regulations in their community and who enforces them (road laws - police; health laws - public health department; pollution laws ...
ACHASSK115
The key values that underpin Australia??s democracy
AC9HS5K02
The impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment
AC9HS5K03
The role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development or events in an Australian colony
AC9HS5K04
The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
AC9HS5K05
The management of spaces in the Australian landscape, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences
AC9HS5K06
The key values and features of Australia’s democracy, including elections, and the roles and responsibilities of elected representatives
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