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HE WHAKAPUTANGA – The Declaration of Independence

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1. What does “He Whakaputanga stand for”? (P1)

a) It is the Māori word for a group of important chiefs

b) It is the Māori name for the Treaty of Waitangi

c) It is the name of an important document that was signed by Māori chiefs

d) It is an important meeting between Māori chiefs and British settlers

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2. How did Māori feel when European whalers, sealers and traders first started camping on the beaches? (P5)

a) Scared

b) Happy because they could trade with them

c) Angry because they couldn’t use the beach anymore

d) Confused

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3. When Tuki and Ngahuruhuru were kidnapped and taken to Norfolk Island, what did Governor Grey send them home with, as a reward for the work they did? (P7)

a) New hats and a supply of tobacco

b) A collection of blankets that could keep people warm

c) Spades, various seeds and pigs

d) A small flock of sheep

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4. Why did Chief Te Pahi go to Australia to meet Governor King? (P8)

a) To discuss increasing trade - while raising concern about the bad behaviour of some Pākehā

b) To request that more livestock be brought to New Zealand to farm

c) To have a holiday with an old friend

d) To give advice on the treatment of prisoners

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5. What was significance about Te Pahi’s invitation to Samuel Marsden to come to New Zealand? (P9)

a) It resulted in the first invited settlement of Europeans in NZ

b) It meant Te Pahi’s people would be proud of him

c) Māori would get the chance to travel back to Australia on Marsden’s ship

d) Māori would be able to teach Marsden how to weave flax

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6. What did “Te Wakaminenga of Ngā Hapū o Nu Tīrini” later become known as? (P11)

a) The Assembly of Local Iwi Throughout Aotearoa New Zealand

b) The General Assembly of the Tribal Nations of New Zealand

c) The United Tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand

d) The Governing Tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand

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7. Which chief played a key role in gathering chiefs to form Te Wakaminenga? (P11)

a) Te Pahi

b) Hongi Hika

c) Te Rauparaha

d) Patuone

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8. What was discussed when the hui, known as Te Wakaminenga, began to meet in 1808? (P11-12)

a) How to deal with problems caused by some Pākehā who didn’t understand Māori tikanga

b) The difficulties that some Pākehā were causing Māori because of their bad behaviour

c) How to avoid upsetting the useful friendships Māori were forming with the King of England

d) All of the above

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9. What event stopped Samuel Marsden’s planned visit to New Zealand? (P14)

a) He became very sick and wasn’t able to travel

b) War had broken out in New Zealand and it became too dangerous to visit there

c) The death of his friend Te Pahi meant that the link Marsden had to Aotearoa New Zealand was lost

d) A newspaper article advised people to wait a few months before going

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10. What business were Chiefs Patuone and Taonui involved in? (P15)

a) They grew potatoes for the local market

b) They grew flax to make ropes for ships

c) They found jobs for Māori on sailing ships

d) They were part-owners of New Zealand’s first shipbuilding yard at Horeke

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11. What was the main reason why chiefs, Hongi Hika and Waikato, travelled to England? (P16)

a) To secure new clothes and funds for their battles

b) To see how amazing the British Empire and its buildings were

c) To secure an agreement on trade, while promising protection of settlers in New Zealand in return

d) To meet royalty

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12. What opportunity did Māori see when the British settlers started arriving? (P17)

a) They would be able to build houses for the settlers

b) It opened the opportunity to make money by trading with the settlers

c) It meant they would be able to sell their land to settlers

d) They would learn more about England

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13. In the eyes of Māori, how were the missionaries different to some of the other Europeans? (P14, 18 & 23)

a) The missionaries shared with Māori their skills in carpentry, ship building and many other activities

b) The missionaries brought a message of peace

c) The missionaries could speak Te Reo

d) All of the above

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14. Why did the chiefs of Te Wakaminenga write to the King of England in 1831? (P19)

a) To request more trade, because they were tolerating the bad behaviour of his citizens

b) To complain about the bad behaviour of some Pākehā

c) To request that the King visit Aotearoa New Zealand to see the problems Pakeha were causing, for himself

d) To request that the King intervene, to control his citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand

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15. How did the King of England respond to their request? (P20)

a) He sent them a letter apologising for the bad behaviour

b) He came to Aotearoa New Zealand to see what was going on

c) He appointed James Busby as his ambassador to Aotearoa New Zealand to help solve the problem

d) He invited them to fly to England to discuss the matter in person

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16. What problem, relating to the Māori trading ships, did Busby recognise? (P21)

a) The engines on the ships weren’t powerful enough in some storms

b) The ships were not sailing under a recognised flag, and could be taken from Māori, in foreign ports

c) The ships were not meeting building requirements of their day

d) The ships had too many inexperienced sailors onboard

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17. What problem led the chiefs to conclude that they really did need to declare Aotearoa New Zealand an independent nation under their own leadership? (P22)

a) A Frenchman had arrived in the Hokianga in Northland and had declared himself the Sovereign Chief of New Zealand

b) Traders had taken over all of the ports

c) The numbers of Pākehā in Aotearoa New Zealand had suddenly grown

d) Pākehā didn’t recognise the Maori flag

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18. Who first translated the Declaration into Te Reo? (P23)

a) Eruera Pare Hongi

b) Te Pahi

c) James Busby

d) Henry Williams

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19. What date was the Declaration, He Whakaputanga, signed? (P24)

a) November 29th, 1835

b) October 29th, 1835

c) October 28th, 1835

d) October 28th, 1834

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20. After receiving the Declaration that the Māori chiefs had sent to him, what did King William IV say in his reply? (P25)

a) He sent his good wishes and said he would support Māori and be their friend

b) He offered his congratulations and said he would come and visit

c) He offered to send someone to deal with Pākehā from his country

d) He said he hoped Maori would continue to trade with Pākehā

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