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Australia · History · Hard
Why is the 1838 Myall Creek massacre significant in Australian legal history?
Answer: Colonists were tried and hanged for killing Aboriginal people — Seven perpetrators were convicted and executed, a rare event for the era.
- A It triggered the first frontier treaty
- B Colonists were tried and hanged for killing Aboriginal people ✓
- C It ended convict transportation
- D It caused the first martial law declaration
Seven perpetrators were convicted and executed, a rare event for the era.