What led to the Appin Massacre?
Lachlan Macquarie's orders
Natural disaster
Food shortage
Treaty negotiations
Answer
Lachlan Macquarie's orders led to the Appin Massacre. Macquarie, who was the Governor of New South Wales, had ordered the military to confiscate the cattle of Scottish settlers who were resisting the British colonial authorities. The settlers retaliated by killing a group of soldiers, and the military responded by massacring the settlers.
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