An influx of workers in this industry in the Otago (“uh-TAH-go”) region caused New Zealand to replicate Australian policies such as an anti-Chinese head tax. For 10 points each:
[10e] Namesake “rushes” in what industry caused population booms in Victoria and the Yukon’s Klondike region?
ANSWER: gold mining [or gold prospecting; prompt on mining or prospecting]
[10h] Canadian and New Zealand gold rushes also adopted Australian license fees, which had caused this rebellion from the Victorian gold rush. This rebellion ended after the British squashed a namesake “Stockade” in Ballarat.
ANSWER: Eureka Rebellion [accept Eureka Stockade]
[10m] In the Klondike Gold Rush, order was largely maintained by this organization. Prospectors on the Chilcoot and White Passes were required to carry a year’s supply of food by members of this red-uniformed organization.
ANSWER: Royal Canadian Mounted Police [accept Mounties or RCMP or North-West Mounted Police or NWMP]
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