Treaty Of Waitangi Response To Text

1. When did Maori first arrive in Aotearoa, New Zealand?

 

1. a) Between 1150 & 1200AD
2. b) Between 1250 & 1350AD 
3. c) Between 1250 & 1300AD
4. d) Last Year

 

2. In the 1790’s Pakeha arrived in NZ to do what? 

 

1. a) Hunt Moa        b) Start families
2. c) Hunt whale & seals       d) Escape prison sentences

 

3. What was the name of the British official sent to secure British rule over NZ?

 

1. a) William Johnson           b) Abel Tasman
2. c) William Hobson d) Captain James Cook

 

4. There were two things that Maori chiefs Hone Heke Pokai and Tamati Waka Nene thought signing the treaty would help accomplish. What were they?

 

→ They thought signing the Treaty would be good for their people because the British would be protecting them from other tribes from attacking them.

→The other reason they thought the Treaty was good was to make it fair with Maori and Pakeha.

 

5. True or False: Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi are the exact same.

 

1. a) True b) False

 

6. The Waitangi Tribunal was set up in 1975. Describe the job the Waitangi Tribunal have?

 

→ In 1975 the Waitangi Tribunal protested against the British because of the promise they made to the Maori.