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Free settlers go to a place because they want to and they can leave if and when they want. Convicts sent to a settlement are subject to additional controls while they are there, they don't necessarily want to be there and they can't leave as long as they are still classed as convicts.
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How are the first fleet and the first free settlers different?
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
Who were the European settlers of Australia?
The very first European settlers in Australia (not including the Aborigines who were the first inhabitants) were a mix of convicts, officers and marines, and free settlers, all of whom came from Britain.
Were all the people on the first fleet convicts?
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
What was unusual about the first British settlers who came to Australia in 1788?
The people who were to build the government were convicts.
Which state in Australia was first settled by English settlers?
All of the states in Australia are first settled by English settlers in one form or another - either as convicts, military or free settlers. New South Wales was the first state to be settled.
How are the first fleet and the first free settlers different?
The First Fleet carried convicts and their military guards, the first free settlers came later and were not convicts
What was unloaded from The Neptune?
Convicts and free settlers to Australia
What countries first settlers were convicts of Great Britain?
Australia
What kind of settlers did the British first send to Australia?
The first European settlers in Australia (specifically New South Wales) were convicts, officers and marines. The convicts were literally the ones who built Australia.
Who were the European settlers of Australia?
The very first European settlers in Australia (not including the Aborigines who were the first inhabitants) were a mix of convicts, officers and marines, and free settlers, all of whom came from Britain.
Were the early settlers free people?
The early Australian settlers were a mixture of convicts, officers and the officers' wives and children. Some of them were therefore free settlers.
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.
Were all the people on the first fleet convicts?
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
Who farmed in the 1800s in Australia?
The free settlers farmed farms in Australia. Convicts did also
what are the diffrints btween fox and crow?
Fox walk Crow flies?
Who were the first settlers to arrive in Australia in 1788?
The first European settlers to arrive in Australia were convicts from England, guarded by a large number of marines and officers.
What was unusual about the first British settlers who came to Australia in 1788?
The people who were to build the government were convicts.
