What did England use Australia for?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

a place to build prisons on and keep convicts in

Answer 3

Australia was originally used as a penal colony by the British government in the 18th and 19th centuries. Over 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia between 1786 and 1868.

Answer 4

Convicts were exiled there by lord Sydney, hence the name for the capital city. it was a penal colony.

Answer 5

Prison colony