The doctrine of terra nullius was used to justify British claims to land based on:

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The doctrine of terra nullius was used to justify British claims to land based on:

  1. Economic exploitation
  2. Cultural assimilation
  3. Religious conversion
  4. Absence of indigenous sovereignty ✓
Explanation

Terra nullius means land belonging to no one. The British claimed lands were empty and had no government.

This ignored indigenous peoples who already lived there. It was used to take land in Australia and other colonies.

The doctrine treated local populations as having no legal rights to their own territory.

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