On October 7, 1830, the "black line" formed in Tasmania. It was a human chain of 2,200 soldiers, police, freemen, and convicts stretching across southeastern Tasmania to flush out: ____________.
A) Mercenaries
B) Ivory traders
C) Aboriginals
D) Pirates

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The "black line" was formed in Tasmania in 1830 to flush out Aboriginals, who were being forced off of their land by European colonizers. It was unsuccessful in its mission and is now viewed as a shameful event in Australian history.

On October 7, 1830, the "Black Line" Formed in Tasmania