Did England have trouble migrating to Australia?

Answer 1

England did not have any trouble migrating to Australia as it was a country that stayed exactly where it is.

However, the English people themselves did experience some difficulties migrating to Australia. Firstly, the journey was long - eight months in the early years - and people became sick on board ship, sometimes dying due to scurvy, dysentery, cholera or other diseases.

when the migrants arrived, they had to content with the unfamiliarity of the land. The English did not understand its flora, or what was safe to eat while they built the colony. They were clumsy when it came to hunting the native animals. There were many misunderstandings between the English people and the indigenous people known as the Aborigines, which resulted in deaths on both sides.

Also, the English migrants had trouble farming the land, because the tools and implements they first brought from England broke easily in the hard Australian soils. This meant they could not grow the crops they had anticipated. The growing seasons seemed back to front, while the hot and humid climate made it difficult to work. many of these difficulties were gradually overcome within the first 3-5 years, but the early years of migration were very difficult indeed.