Movements of People
NESA: Syllabus Content
The overview is approximately 10% of teaching time of The Making of the Modern World. The content from the overview may be used as an overall introduction to Depth Studies 1–3 or may be integrated with these depth studies.
Topic 1b: Movement of peoples (1750–1901)
The influence of the Industrial Revolution on the movement of peoples throughout the world, including the transatlantic slave trade and convict transportation.
The Making of a Better World Overview integration:
the nature and significance of the Industrial Revolution and how it affected living and working conditions, including within Australia:
• the nature and extent of the movement of peoples in the period (slaves, convicts and settlers)
• the extent of European imperial expansion and different responses, including in the Asian region
Students:
outline the key features of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
explain how the agricultural revolution caused British people to move from villages to towns and cities to create a cheap labour force
outline how the Industrial Revolution influenced transportation of convicts to Australia and the migration of free settlers
identify the movement of slaves out of Africa and the movement of convicts and free settlers out of Britain
The experiences of slaves, convicts and free settlers upon departure, their journey abroad, and their reactions on arrival, including the Australian experience
Students:
investigate the main features of slavery, including transportation
select an individual slave sent to the Americas, or a convict or a free settler who came to Australia and use sources to construct the story of their experiences
Changes in the way of life of a group(s) of people who moved to Australia in this period, such as free settlers on the frontier in Australia.
Students:
use a variety of sources to investigate and report on the changing way of life of ONE of the following:
convicts
emancipists
free settlers
describe the impact of convicts and free settlers on the Indigenous peoples of the regions occupied
The short- and long-term impacts of the movement of peoples during this period
Students:
describe both the immediate and longer-term consequences of transporting African slaves to the Americas
assess the impact of convicts and free settlers on the development of the Australian nation