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Did the aborigines and the british convicts work together to build Australia's cities?
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∙ 12y ago
the british convicts did not aborigines
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What is the history of the aborigines of Australia?
They settled from asia to australia 50,000 years ago. The british began to send convicts there and then they fought for their land. The british won, and today, we have less aborigines than we did before the war. (500,000)
What was started by British convicts?
European settlement in Australia was started by British convicts, together with officers, marines and in some cases their families.
When did the British invade the aborigines?
The British invaded the Aborigines in 1788.
Was sending the first fleet of british convicts to Australia a punishment or a blessing?
a punishment for convicts as Britain had no where else to put them
What advantages did the British have over the Aborigines?
The British had greater manpower, and "better" weapons. Even though the Aborigines could throw a sharp spear with deadly accuracy, they were no match for the British with their firearms. There were far more of the British, and they could invade aboriginal land by their sheer numbers, whereas the Aborigines relied on stealth and night-time ambushes.
What advantage did the British have over the Aborigines?
The British had greater manpower, and "better" weapons. Even though the Aborigines could throw a sharp spear with deadly accuracy, they were no match for the British with their firearms. There were far more of the British, and they could invade aboriginal land by their sheer numbers, whereas the Aborigines relied on stealth and night-time ambushes.
What group fought against british colonist in austrilia?
The Aborigines
What group of people did the British send to Australia to get them out of England?
Convicts
How were the Aborigines affected by the British colonization of Australia in the nineteenth century?
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What percentage of british settlers in Australia come from convicts?
Convicts formed a large percentage of the Australian population for the first few decades of settlement.
How many convicts were sent from England?
Prior to the revolutionary war which formed the USA, another 60,000 convicts were sent to North America (some sources say 50,000). About 165,000 British convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868. British convicts were also sent to Canada, as well as to its outposts in India, the Cape of Good Hope, Bermuda and Mauritius. Figures for these convicts are unknown, particularly as some of them were then sent on to Australia.
Who were the people who settled in the British isles?
the first british settlers in australia were exiled convicts
