Question

A settlement boom occurred in Australia during the mid- to late-1800s because __________.

A. over 13,000 acres of Aboriginal land had been taken and redistributed to arriving British settlers

B. a penal colony was established at Botany Bay

C. Australia had become a commonwealth, making resettlement easy

D. gold was discovered

Answer 1

Some of these are accountable, but the main reason the settlement boom happened is D, gold was discovered.

Answer 2

A settlement boom occurred in Australia during the mid- to late-1800s because gold was discovered.

Step-by-step explanation:

• During the latter half of the nineteenth century, major deposits of gold were discovered mainly in the south-eastern parts of Australia.

• This discovery of huge deposits of payable gold found in Australia reshaped the economy and the demography of the country.

• Huge populations from various parts of the world fled in and settled in the region giving rise to the establishment of more and more colonies until the late 1800s