Yes, America was used as a penal colony by the British in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of the first British colonies in America, such as Georgia and Virginia, were established as penal colonies where convicts were sent to serve their sentences.
New Zealand was a penal colony in the fictional world of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and on "Star Trek: Voyager." In the real world, no. New Zealand was not a penal colony.
The eariest Europeans immigrants were from England who used it as a Penal colony.
A penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners or detain individuals who have committed crimes. It is a place where convicts are sent to serve out their sentences through labor or isolation from society. These colonies were often established in remote locations to keep the prisoners away from the general population.
There was not a colony that was founded by prisoners. However, there was a colony founded so that it could be used as a British penal colony. That colony was Georgia.
Norfolk Island, now one of Australia's external territories, was used as a convict settlement and farming colony. It was established as a penal colony within two months of the arrival of the First Fleet in New South Wales, and the successful farming there helped to sustain the New South Wales colony and prevent starvation until crops at Sydney and Parramatta could be properly established.
Australia was originally set up as a penal colony where Britain sent prisoners.
Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence, Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code., Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense., Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
Initially - it was used as a penal colony - for (supposedly) serious criminals. However - a person could be exiled to Australia for relatively minor crimes too !
Norfolk Island was first used as a convict settlement and farming colony. It was established as a penal colony within two months of the arrival of the First Fleet in New South Wales.
Australia was first used as a penal colony by the British.It depends upon the context. The first European use of Australia was as a penal colony and free settlement by the British.However, apart from the indigenous aboriginal population, Australia was first used as gathering grounds for trepang, or sea-slugs, by the Macassan traders, because trepang was a prized delicacy in China.
When the English first colonised Australia, they used it as a place to send their excess prisoners: in other words, Australia was originally established as a penal colony for British convicts. When the North American colonies refused to accept any more prisoners, the great continent in the southern hemisphere had considerable appeal as a prison from which convicts were unlikely to return. There were also many resources in Australia which the British hoped to utilise, as well as the continent being in a prime strategic position for defensive purposes in the South Pacific.