⚖️ David Andrew Roberts – The Denial of Aboriginal Rights
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Q: What misconception did Sir Joseph Banks promote about Aboriginal Australians?
A: That they were few, primitive, and would abandon their land easily.
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Q: How did the concept of terra nullius justify colonization?
A: It deemed the land unoccupied and open for British settlement, denying Indigenous rights.
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Q: What was the colonial legal response to Aboriginal resistance?
A: Increasing violence, legal repression, and denial of sovereignty.
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Q: Why was no treaty made with Aboriginal peoples?
A: The British saw no need to negotiate due to their belief in Aboriginal inferiority.