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Quite simply, Cook didn't recommend it.
When James Cook sailed up the eastern coast of Australia and claimed the land for England under the name of New South Wales, he sailed into the harbour at botany Bay. This was the area he and the ship's botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, recommended as suitable for a colony.
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∙ 12y agoStrong winds stopped the First Fleet from landing at Cape Verde.
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What was sighted on the 5 January 1788 during the first fleet?
Tasmania or back then it was known as Van Diemens Land.
Where did the first fleet migrants settle?
The First Fleet of convicts and officers to Australia was supposed to settle at Botany Bay, but this area proved unsuitable for several reasons. As a result, the Fleet moved about 8km north to Port Jackson and Sydney Cove.
Were did the First Fleet settlers settle in Australia?
Around Sydney Harbour.
What did the first fleet do for illness?
They didnt really do anything to treat the convicts
When did Italians first arrive in Australia?
The first Italian to arrive and settle in Australia was convict Giuseppe Tuzo, who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788.
Who was to settle the British colony in Australia?
Governor Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet to Australia, establishing the first British colony in the land.
What year did Britain settle in Sydney Australia?
The British settled in Sydney from the arrival of the First Fleet, on 26 January 1788.
When did the first Europeans settle in Australia?
The First Fleet, consisting of British convicts and soldiers, arrived in Sydney on January 26th 1788. This day is commemorated each year as 'Australia Day.'
Did the convicts on the First Fleet sleep?
they didnt sleep on anything they were put to work and wee kept below deck they probably slept on nothing..
When the First Fleet came to Australia what was it known as?
The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.
What did people of the first fleet have in common?
The people on the First Fleet had in common the fact that they were leaving England to settle in an "uncivilised" land for an undetermined number of years.The convicts who made up most of the First Fleet were all convicted of a variety of crimes, mostly petty theft, and were sent away from their home country of England to a land far away, of which most of them had never even heard.
What is the Australia First Fleet called?
The First Fleet.
