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In the 18th century Britain send what type of people to Australia?
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe British sent convicts to Australia.
Due to the industrial revolution, conditions in England in the 18th century were tough. Unemployment increased as tradespeople were replaced by machinery, and thus so crime also increased, especially the theft of basic necessities such as food and clothing. The authorities elected to clamp down heavily on people for minor penalties, hoping to stem the tide of rising crime.
The British prison system was soon full to overflowing, and a new place had to be found to ship the prison inmates. The American colonies were no longer viable, following the American war of Independence. England had resorted to using old ships - hulks - to place the convicts at night, but they were extremely unhealthy and overcrowded. Also, the West Indies and Africa were unsuitable due to disease and climate, and India already crowded.
Following Captain Cook's voyage to the South Pacific in 1770, the previously uncharted continent of New Holland proved to be suitable. Cook had claimed the eastern half of the continent for England, naming it "New South Wales", and determined that a small bay in the south which he named "botany Bay" would present the ideal conditions for a penal colony.
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∙ 11y agoGreat Britain sent convicts to Australia on the First Fleet, along with officers and soldiers to guard them.
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Government of Australia in the 18th century?
it was a republic (when Captain Arthur Phillip and Britain where controlling Australia)
Where did Britain get silver from in the 18th Century?
Uganda
What made 18th century Great Britain ideal for rapid and revolutionary industrialization?
the people that hated them
In which century was the Kingdom of Great Britain formed?
18th Century (1707)
At the end of the 18th century what period did Britain enter?
By the end of the 18th century, Great Britain was well into their world colonization period. They also had begun their industrial revolution and were refining it well into the 19th century.
Which element allowed Britain to become a great power during the 18th century?
A large naval fleet allowed Britain to become a great power during the 18th century
Which century was the First Fleet?
The First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, which was during the 18th century.
In the eighteenth-century Britain had achieved political sovereignty and even the king had become subordinate to it?
Parliament in Britain achieved political sovereignty in the 18th Century.
The US achieved independence in the 18th century from what country?
Great Britain.
Who led the womans rights movement?
Mary Wollstonecraft, Britain late 18th century.
Who are some famous people in the 18th Century?
King George the 3rd was one famous person in the 18th century
Why is the 18th Century called the century of lights?
The 18th century was called the century of lights because people began to want to use their reason and improve their intelligence.
