social studies term 3 week 5

person	Pulling power
land owner	open spaces
trader	Land to buy and sell for profit
merchant	Investment opportunities
missionary	Churchless people
invalid	fine climate
escaped convict	Place to hide
black sheep of the family	Place for banishment
explorer	Unmapped land
farm labourer	Land for a farm
mill worker	Timber and flax resources
whalers and sealers	miles of coastline

family	allowed or not	reason
the Redford family	not allowed	to many children
Laura	allowed	she is young and her employer is moving with her
John	not allowed	he is 40 and single
the waters family	not allowed	to many children
the bryrd family	not allowed	the man cant work
Henry	not allowed	he is single. 16 and not supervised be any employer or relatives
the leed family	allowed	married can work and only 2 children
the Paul family	not allowed	single and to many children

• Trip

the trip was 4 to 6 months over a huge expanse of ocean and could be longer is the seas where worse and there where small spaces for people and there belongs

• Passengers

they had to bring their own furnishings such as beds

they become violent, some died because of lack of water and food

• Problems 

some problems where the ships could leak, gales break masts and rip sails, waves wash through the hatches, crew became violent, greasy decks cause accidents, cramped conditions, disease spread, food and water became bad, bad lights that caused fire, sea sickness was a constant worry, 65 children died because of lack of water, boredom

• Extension task: Imagine that you have just arrived in NZ after completing the journey.  Complete a letter home to a family member that you have left behind in England, explaining the journey and what you thought of it. 

the journey to new Zealand took 5 months and the seas where calm most  of the way over but their was one spot that was very rough, 3 children died of lack of water and their where some fights, the boat caught on fire 2 times but we put it out in time, but their where no other problems except being very board on the boat  overall the journey was long boring and had some interesting moments. 

extension seel task

s- in 1840 their was a large influx of people wanting to move to new Zealand they went on a long voyage over a huge expanse of ocean and would probably never see their family and friends Aegean

e- the voyage took 4 to 6 months and if the seas where bad it could take longer not to mention all of the risks of the voyage held

e- some of the risks of the journey was the boats they had unsafe lights that could catch the boat on fire their where small living spaces and there was a large amount of boredom on board

l- the journey was long and hard to do and i do not know if i would go on the journey


s- i would go on the journey to now Zealand from England because of many reasons

e- the total voyage took 4-6 months unless the seas where bad but after the journey if you made it you would be in a new land a new life with better conditions then in England at that time

e- in England during this time you where shearing a house because of high rent and low pay their was bad working conditions for the bad pay and in new Zealand you could have a large plot of land and more freedom with a better climate then what is in England

l- in the end i would go on the journey because of all the opportunists that where in new Zealand at that time

the invitation of 1831

• the Maori chiefs sent a invitation to Briton who sent busby
• why they did this they did this because 

1. to protect new Zealand's Maori and European people 
2. to protect British trade 
3. subdue the jealous and divided chiefs
4. rely on Maori trade 
5. deal with bad treatment of crew by ships captions 

• James busby is someone who was sent because of a invitation and works for Australia to catch escaped  convicts and deal with other crimes 
• busby's house was known as the treaty house witch is located in 
• busby's job was to catch escaped convicts protect new Zealand's Maori and European people to protect British trade subdue the jealous and divided chiefs deal with the bad treatment of crews by ship captions and to deal with other crimes in new Zealand 

William Williams is a missionary who translated a letter into Maori for the chiefs  and the message says the king sea that the danger had gone and he wanted the trade routs would still be happening and busby had been sent

1. it was selected on 20 march 1834 by 25 chiefs 
2. the flag colours where red,blue, and white
3. there are four eight pointed stars 
4. the flag was called 'the flag of the independent tribes of new Zealand' 
5. it was raised with the British flag and given a 21 gun salute 
6. it gave the new Zealand ship's a flag to fly and made their cargo be duty free into foreign ports 
7.  after the signing of the treaty of waitangi, the union jack took it's place but the 1834 flag was still used.
8. the flag was always important to the Maori. in 1904 there was a petition to parliament asking the flag to be given back to the Maori chiefs 

Extension tasks

1. SEEL writing practice answering the following question (and using the notes from your work previously completed) “What was the role of James Busby in New Zealand?”

s- James busby was sent to new Zealand after a invitation was sent to England from new Zealand

e- James busby role was to protect law and the well being of the new Zealand and European people

e- protect new Zealand' Maori and European people, to catch escaped convicts from Australia and return them, to protect British trade, subdue the jealous and divided chiefs deal with the bad treatment of crews by ship captions and to deal with other crimes in new Zealand 

l- so James busby role was to protect the law and help keep tensions at a low and help people