Backbencher

When we walked into class on the first day we were given a worksheet with simple questions like what is the capital or the name of the rugby team. I personally did horrible. Now that I realized my lack of knowledge for Australia and New Zealand, I was interested in finding out about the land, native people, and culture, as well as what makes these neighboring lands so different from each other.
I did not know that older Australians appreciated Americans more than the older New Zealanders due to geographical location during WWII, or that the Aborigines were less receptive to Europeans than the Maori. Europeans brought new ideas as well as sicknesses to the Aborigines and tried to trade worldly items to the natives who did not value stuff like them. The Europeans must have thought these Aborigines were crazy because they did not value stuff, there was no person in charge of the tribes, and there were so many different tribes and languages. The Maori had a better relationship with the Europeans because they were not as prone to the disease and valued the trade of items. The Europeans must have been relived to find out that there was one common language for the land and people were more tolerable and willing to trade and accept the Europeans. Soon after, the Europeans did not get along so well with either land. In Australia, they forced the natives to work stations and as stock women. In New Zealand, there were many political issues including the Musket War.
If I got a chance to ask a question, I would want to know how things got resolved between the Europeans and Native people and how the few remaining natives feel about Europeans in a general sense today.