Why wasn't there a Scramble for Australia? (Short Animated Documentary)

Summary by Krater

This video explores why Australia was colonized primarily by the British and why other European powers did not scramble to claim the continent.

From the video

Answers: Why wasn't there a scramble for Australia by other European powers?

• Australian colonization history
• British colonization of Australia
• Dutch exploration of Australia
• European colonial history

What it concludes

• The Dutch were the first Europeans to discover Australia but decided against colonizing due to a lack of known resources and indigenous population to assist them.
• Britain chose to colonize Australia to relocate convicts, utilize the location for strategic shipping advantages, and because they believed it would be easy with little resistance.