Social Studies Wk5

The Pulling Power of NZ

Person	Pulling Power
Black sheep of the family	Place for banishment
Missionary	Churchless people
Land owner	Land to buy and sell for profit
Escaped Convict	Place to hide
Explorer	Unmapped land
Mill worker	Fine climate
Trader	Timber and flax resources
Invalid	Open spaces
Farm labourer	Land for a farm
Whalers&Sealers	Miles of coastline
Merchant	Investment opportunituies

Activities

Name	Yes/No	Reason for Decision
1.The Redford family	No	To many children
2.Laura	No	Because she is single
3.John	No	Because he is single
4.The Waters family	No	To many children
5.The Bryrd family	No	Not fit enough
6.Henry	No	Single
7.The Leed family	Yes	They fit the condition
8.The Paul family	No	To many children

Extension SEEL Task

Explain the voyage from England to NZ&Say if you would have made the journey or not.

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The Invetation of 1831

1. Who sent the invitation?To whom?
2. Why?(5 reasons)
3. Who is James Busby?
4. Where was Busby's house?
5. What was his job?

• It was sent from the Maori chiefs to Britain.
• (5 reasons)

1. The chiefs special trade and missionary contacts with Britain.
2. The chiefs ask the King to become friend and guardian.
3. The chiefs wants the King to save them from foreign threat.
4. The chiefs wants the King to save them from the teaying of other tribes.
5. The chiefs wants the King to save them from the bad behaviour of British people who live and visit New Zealand.

• James Busby was a Brittish Resident and they sent to New Zealand.
• James Busby's house where the Treaty known as The Treaty House .
• His job was to catch the escaped convict's from Australia and return them.

NZ First Flag

The  first flag was selected on 20 March 1834 by the chiefs.

The importance of the flag

• The first flag was called 'The flag of the Indepent Tribes of New Zealand'
• The flag was indicated to the chiefs and that New Zealand was an independent country with association with Britain.
• It was recognised by the King William IV and indicated to chief and Britain recognised tino rangatiratanga of the chiefs.
• It gave New Zealand-built ships a flag to fly which let their cargo go duty free into foreigns port.Busby arranged for New Zealand-bulit ships to be registered in the name of 'the Independets Tribes of New Zealand'.
• It was also flown on land, especially at the Bay of Islands.
• After the signing of the Treaty Waitangi, the Union Jack took its place. But the 1834 flag was still  used. In 1840 the European settlers in Wellington from the New Zealand Company refused to recognise authoriy in Auckland and the flew the flag of The Independent Tribes of New Zealan.
• The flag was alwasy important to the Maori. In 1902 there was a petition  to Parliament asking that the flag given to the Maori chiefs of New Zealand by King William IV be kepts as the standard f New Zealand.