Question

Analyze the timelines below and answer the question that follows.
4 undated timelines. Events listed in order. Timeline 1: Europeans from the colony in Australia settle in New Zealand. British explorer James Cook lands on North Island. New Zealand Wars. Treaty giving British control of islands provided they protect Maori rights. Timeline 2: British explorer James Cook lands on North Island. Europeans from the colony in Australia settle in New Zealand. Treaty giving British control of islands provided they protect Maori rights. New Zealand Wars. Timeline 3: British explorer James Cook lands on North Island. New Zealand Wars. Europeans from the colony in Australia settle in New Zealand. Treaty giving British control of islands provided they protect Maori rights. Timeline 4: New Zealand Wars. British explorer James Cook lands on North Island. Treaty giving British control of islands provided they protect Maori rights. Europeans from the colony in Australia settle in New Zealand.

Which of the timelines above correctly plots events in New Zealand’s history?
A.
One (1)
B.
Two (2)
C.
Three (3)
D.
Four (4)

Answer 1

B. Two (2)

Reason: James Cook landed in 1769, European settlement from Australia followed in the early 1800s, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840, and the New Zealand Wars occurred after the treaty (mid-1800s). Timeline 2 lists events in that correct order.