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What did convicts on the first fleet drink?
The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.
What other kinds of people were there on the first fleet beside the convicts?
Besides the convicts, only the officers, marines and some marines' wives and children came with the First Fleet. There were no free settlers or emigrants from England.
What exercise did they get on the First Fleet?
When the weather was fine, the convicts were brought to the upper decks to walk around. This was the only exercise they were able to get on the First Fleet.
Did the First Fleet only carry convicts?
No. As well as the convicts, there were officers and marines to keep watch on the convicts, the Reverend Samuel Marsden, and the families of some of the officers.
Were there only English people on the first fleet?
Twelve of the convicts were former slaves of African descent.
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 they have fun on the First Fleet?
The convicts did not have fun. They were only permitted short stints of exercise by walking around on the upper deck occasionally. The officers had fun, sad to say, by choosing convict women to be their prostitutes for the night.
How many men did captain cook have as crew when he came to nz?
None. Captain Cook did not carry convicts. His was a mission of exploration and discovery. Cook was not part of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. Cook's only part in the passage of convicts was to recommend Botany Bay as a suitable site for a penal colony, but he died nine years before the First Fleet arrived.
Did they have cutlery on the first fleet?
There was limited cutlery on the First Fleet. Naturally, neither knives nor forks could be used because they could have been used as weapons against either other convicts or the marines. The only cutlery the convicts were permitted were spoons.
Was it only convicts on the First Fleet?
No there were also people to manage the convicts, such as British marines and officers, and Captain Arthur Phillip the future governor. Some of these officers had their families with them.
How many times were the convicts washed onboard the first fleet?
The convicts did not wash regularly, as they had only a bucket of water daily for their needs, and this was shared between a group of convicts. Water was far too precious a commodity to be given to convicts for washing.
How many convicts were on the first fleet ships?
The Alexander - 195 male convictsThe Charlotte - 88 male and 20 female convictsThe Friendship - 76 male and 21 female convictsThe Golden Grove - no convictsLady Penrhyn - 101 female convictsScarborough - no convictsPrince of Wales - one male convict and 49 female convictsThe remaining ships did not carry any convicts.H.M.S. Sirius - skippered by Captain John Hunter, carried Captain Arthur PhillipH.M.S. Supply - carried 50 people, skippered by Captain Henry BullBorrowdale - skippered by Master Readthorn HobsonFishburn - skippered by Master Robert Brown
