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Calm before the Storm - Coggle Diagram
Calm before the Storm
1840s and 50s
May, 1840 - Hobson declared British sovereignty over the whole country
Began to make laws, but consulted only Europeans
Appointed a 'Chief protector of the Maori', whose main job was to look after Maori welfare
Prosperous times
Maori still owned 90% of North Island, land to farm crops
Crops crown at such a large scale the were exported, flour mills brought in to Pa
Flax Continued to be sold, and market gardens were created for things like potatoes, peaches and onions
Immigrants arriving, wanting to buy land
Most land owned by Maori, who could only sell to crown, and did not want to sell land
1858 - The Tables Turn
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Kingitanga Movement
A group of North island tribes elected a strong warlord, Te Wherowhero, as their king
He ruled most of the Waikato,land that settlers wanted
Aimed to live lives seperate to the British, traditional Maori lifestyles
British settlers saw this movement as a threat, because Te Wherowhero did not support the selling of land
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Subjects expected to be free from alchohol, and law abiding
Wairou Affray
1843, NZ company supposedly bought land from a chief called Te Rauparaha, but had not paid
Settlers though unoccupied land was fine to take, pegged out farms and built huts
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The Northern War
1841, Hobson announced capital would be moved to Auckland
Hone Heke was angry, as this meant he would lose most of his trade and wealth, felt that British betrayed and tricked him
Hone Heke and another chief, Kawiti, attacked Kororareka and cut down the flagpole
War broke out around the Bay of Islands, Maori hugely outnumbered
Kawiti was a clever tactician, and led the British further into unknown territory, where he would have the advantage
Maori eventually defeated at Ruapekapeka, British pleased they had 'suppressed the natives'
Some Maori, such as Tamati Waka Nene, fought with the British
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