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Yes.
For the first fifteen years, the people of the Western Australia colony (Swan River) were generally opposed to accepting convicts, although the idea was occasionally debated, especially by those who sought to employ convict labour for building projects.
Serious lobbying for Western Australia to become a penal colony began in 1845 when the York Agricultural Society petitioned the Legislative Council to bring convicts out from England on the grounds that the colony's economy was on the brink of collapse due to an extreme shortage of labour. Later examination of the circumstances proves that there was no such shortage of labour in the colony, but nonetheless, the petition found its way to the British Colonial Office, which in turn agreed to send out a small number of convicts to Swan River.
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Where were convicts sent before 1775?
Prior to 1775, convicts were sent to parts of North America and the West Indies.
What was it called when convicts were sent to Australia?
Transportation.
Where did Britain transport its convicts before 1775?
Before 1775, Great Britain sent its convicts to parts of North America and the West Indies.
When Great Britain colonized Australia who were the first people sent?
The first people sent to colonise Australia were convicts and the officers and marines sent to supervise them.
What was the most common crime for which convicts were sent to Australia?
Stealing. As a matter of fact, almost 60% of the convicts of the First Fleet were sentenced for theft of items of little value, such as food.
Were convicts sent to Darwin?
There were no convicts sent to Darwin. Darwin was only established some time after transportation of convicts to Australia ceased.
Where were convicts sent before 1775?
Prior to 1775, convicts were sent to parts of North America and the West Indies.
What were the convicts collectively called that were sent to Australia?
They were simply called "convicts".
How were convicts sent to Australia?
The first convicts were sent to Australia on the First Fleet, which consisted of eleven ships. Subsequent convicts were also sent on ships, as that was the only method for transporting any cargo overseas. There were no aeroplanes.
How did convicts return to England?
why didnt many convicts return to England
Who was sent to Australia by this Europe country?
Convicts were sent to Australia by England.
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.
What was it called when convicts were sent to Australia?
Transportation.
Was Australia the only country convicts were sent to?
No. The English also sent convicts to Australia, but they stopped doing that and started sending them to Australia because America became an independent nation.
What was the total number of convicts sent to the Australian Colonies?
about 162,000
Were the british convicts sent to every Australian colony?
No, convicts were never sent to South Australia. Originally, they were not going to be sent to Western Australia (the Swan River colony) either, but the residents of that colony asked for convict labour - hence the change.
How many of the convicts were women?
The figures for how many female convicts were sent to Australia vary from between 24 700 and 24 960.
