Introduction
The Federation of the Australia was a major turning point in Australian history with six different colonies coming together to form one country. The six colonies all had different leaders, law and armies. Some people wanted to change it. One person was Henry Parkes who made a famous speech. The idea didn’t take off. Another person from a new generation called Alfred Deakin convinced the colonies to try again. This time people got to vote for representatives who helped to draw up a new constitution.
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Henry Parks, in 1889, made a famous speech about creating a Federation of Australia in a push to unite everyone. It made an impact and convinced everyone to come together. In 1891 the delegates drew up a draft constitution for the commonwealth of Australia but the idea didn’t take off. The draft constitution wasn’t democratic enough. It didn’t give ordinary people enough of a say. Alfred Deakin from new generation thought everyone should be united country. He convinced the colonies to give it another shot. Australia became an independent nation on the 1st of January 1901, when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six colonies to govern in their own right as part of the common wealth of Australia. A series of referendums were held between 2 June 1898 and 31st of July in the six colonies that were to become the states of the Commonwealth of Australia. First of the four referendums were held in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria in June 1998.
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Who Helped to draw up a new constitution. Bigger richer states were worried they would have to give money to the poorer states. Smaller stated were worried they wouldn’t have a say in decisions. South Australia had recently had given the women the right to vote. Wanted the whole country to have that
Australia was imperialized by England for land, and for space for their conflicts. The conflicts were there to farm food for the English people. At the same time England had already had other countries under their control at this time. Australian people were not very happy with the English
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Australia's federation came about through a process of deliberation, consultation and debate. Before 1901 Australia did not exist as a nation. It was six British colonies, which were self-governed, but under the power of the British Parliament. The colonies were almost like six separate countries. In the 1880s there was so much disorganisation within this system, which caused a belief that a national government was, needed to deal with issues such as trade, defence and immigration saw popular support for federation grow.
They have juggled power between them and Australia has emerged a powerful and intelligent nation under their leadership.
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The Constitution of the United States is one of the most iconic and important documents of all time. However, when it was first generated, its writing and ratification caused some major concerns. The purpose of the Constitution was to address the great number of issues of a new nation. To be more specific, the Constitution was meant to resolve the political, economic, and social problems of the country. Nevertheless, the document spurred much discussion and concern over people’s rights, the economy, and political corruption.
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