No, Australia has never been an American colony.
Both Australia and America used to be British colonies, hence they both speak English like the English do. The main difference is that Australia seceded peacefully whereas the USA fought for its independence.
Like America, Australia had an indigenous population before European colonists arrived.
Australia was a British colony. So was America, until they decided to tell the British to F off in 1776 - they fought a war called the American War of Independence (or the American Revolutionary War).
Australia, although semi-independent since 1931 did not actually become fully independent from British interference in her affairs until 1986 - when the Australia Acts were brought in to force, relinquishing the last remnants of British control.
The first British penal colony in Australia was founded in 1788 - shortly after the British lost the American colonies.
Obviously Australia and the USA had indigenous people for tens of thousands of years before the British colonised them. The British had an empire that stretched over much of the world, and they liked to enslave other nations, invade them and exploit their natural resources. Of course the British Empire is gone now, thank goodness - since in the modern democratic world no one will put up with allowing foreigners to run your country.
But they do not speak the American version of English... Australia was like America a former British colony. Hence their language is English.
No. Australia was discovered by Cook and later on became a penal colony for most, if not all of the British prisoners. America was never a penal colony but was populated by settlers and indentured servants.
Nope, British colony. In fact it started out as a penal colony.
No, Australia started as a British penal colony, they would ship the worst of the criminals there.
It was a British penal colony.
No, that would be a British colony. Just like the US was...
Australia was not American...............
im guessing they quit teaching History in school....what a shame.
