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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.
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What rewards did the First Fleet convicts get?
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Were all the people on the first fleet convicts?
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
What are some types of crime that got people on the first fleet?
People on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. Most of them were convicts, made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. Murderers were not transported on the First Fleet.
What is the first fleet's importance to Australia?
The First Fleet was the fleet in which the first permanent settlers travelled to Australia. Consisting of convicts, marines and officers, the members of the First Fleet literally built Australia from nothing but bushland. Australia Day celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet and the beginning of European colonisation of the continent. Unfortunately, the First Fleet is also important to the indigenous people of Australia, as it signifies the beginning of their displacement from their own tribal lands, and the resultant loss of aboriginal culture.
Were there any people who lived in Australia before the first fleet?
Prior to the arrival of the First Fleet of convicts from England, Australia was inhabited by an ancient race of people now referred to as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Where did the people from the First Fleet come from?
The people on the First Fleet were from England and Ireland.
Conditions of the people on the first fleet?
bad
What rewards did the First Fleet convicts get?
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How many convicts died in the First Fleet?
23 people died in the fist fleet voyage
Did anyone on the first fleet survive?
no most people did
How many people was thee to gared the people in the first fleet?
6
How many people died from scurvy on the first fleet?
1
Did people have the same gender on the First Fleet?
No, there were males and females.
How many people left England with the First Fleet?
1,336.
Were all the people on the first fleet convicts?
No. The First Fleet consisted of convicts, officers, marines and, in some cases, their families, and some free settlers.
How long did the battle between the First Fleet and the Aborigines last?
There was no specific battle between the people of the First Fleet and the Aborigines. Once the First Fleet landed, the indigenous people faced an unwinnable war which ultimately led to the loss of their land, their culture and their way of life at the hands of the Europeans.
What are some types of crime that got people on the first fleet?
People on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. Most of them were convicts, made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. Murderers were not transported on the First Fleet.
