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There wasn't enough space in britain to hold them and therefore the british saw Australia as a place where they could dump them and get rid of them so they took them to australia and left them there where some escaped and became farmers and bushrangers.

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where were convicts transported to?

Australia.


What year were the convicts transported to the eastern states?

Convicts were first transported to Australia's eastern coast in 1788.


What reasons were the convicts transported?

to make Australia cleaner.


Are there still convicts on Tasmania?

Convicts stopped being transported to Australia in 1865.There are prisoners, however, which are quite different to convicts.


How were convicts transported to Australia?

There was only one way to transport anyone to Australia in colonial times, and that was by large ship.


How long was the term of transportation for the convicts?

Convicts to Australia were transported for seven years, fourteen years, twenty-one years or the term of their natural life.


How many convicts didn't survive the First Fleet?

It seems that they they did relatively well on the First Fleet. However the same can not be said for the many convicts transported to Australia after that.


How many convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1870?

Convict transportation to Australia ended when the last convict ship left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868. Sources vary, but the total number of convicts transported to Australia between those years is estimated to have been around 162,000. Figures vary from 157,000 to 165,000.


How long where the convicts on the ship?

Around the time of the first fleet, 1788, sentences for convicts were usually for 7 or 14 years. Severe cases were transported to Australia "for the term of their natural life" . However, many convicts stayed in Australia life as they built entirely new lives in Australia. Opportunities for pardoned convicts were very good, and many went on to become leaders in the new, young colony.


What day does Australia give thanks?

Australia does not have any type of "Thanksgiving Day". Remember that Australia was settled by convicts, and they were not exactly thankful about being transported thousands of miles from their homeland.


How many fleets were sent to Australia?

53 fleets were sent from Britain to Australia. these fleets transported a figure of around 162, 000 women and men convicts.


How many convict women come to Australia as convicts?

As a guide: from 1788 to 1840, about 24960 female convicts were transported to Australia. It is harder to find figures between 1840 and 1868, when transportation ceased. _____ The last transport to bring convicts to Australia landed at Fremantle on the 10th of January, 1868. During the period of transportation, the approximate number of convicts has been 160,500 of whom 24,700 were women.