Australia, New Zealand, and America

When a person first thinks of Australia, New Zealand, and America one first begins to count all the ways in which the three countries are different. Truth be told however there are several similarities between the three countries which are often overlooked. For instance all three countries gained their independent from Britain, and all three countries wished to have a republic type government. Now although the way the three countries went about gaining independence was different fact is all three countries have very similar backgrounds. Australia, New Zealand, and America fought for their Independence, all in different ways, and their cultures may be vastly different but they two have many similarities.

Its was on January 18th 1788 when a traveler from Britain first claim the island of Australia for his country and deemed it suitable for a penal colony. But his authorities thought otherwise as the bay was to dangerous the supplier of fresh water was to low. Thus the colony instead became a slave and soon a prison colony were Britain sent its outcasts.(culture.gov.au) Seeming to be doomed by its early history Australia, first was an outcasts island were no man wished to travel and only convicts were welcome. In fact when Australia did eventually rise and become its own power outside convict imprisonment, it stilled did not want a new life for itself. Britain had to nearly force Independence onto the people of Australia. For Australia throughout the years had gotten used to depending on Britain and now that Britain was willing to let go Australia was not.(thecheers.org)

An odd way indeed to gains one's Independence, not nearly as radical as America's way to break away from Britain. Just like Australia the U.S. was first established by Britain and it was only by gaining our Independence that we became our own country. Unlike Australia however we were not a slave or convict colony, but rather a normal colony made of free people. So when the U.S. tried to declare their freedom form Britain Britain would hear nothing of it. We were an investment Britain was not willing to loss, thus we went to war with Britain to gain our Independence.

Again this was not the case for New Zealand Independence. Just like both the U.S. and Australia New Zealand started out as a British colony. Only New Zealand way of becoming independent was neither an act of war or force upon them. Rather New Zealand slowly gained independence through its evolving continual status, where slowly it acted more and more apart from Britain until it finally simply was not a part of Britain. (wikipedia) Now that doesn't go to say that New Zealand is without British influence from time to time, but it is its own country now. If fact even in times of complete chaos such as the tragic earthquakes that hit New Zealand recently killing 113, Britain shows little interest.(time magazine)

This is how Australia, New Zealand, and America share the same history. By being connected with Britain in the way that they are the three very different countries find common ground. It really all is quite interesting to think of how ones life would be different if Britain had chosen the U.S. as their convict colony or if Britain never found us at all.