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Because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Remove the criminal element from Britain and they believed that it would solve the criminal problem.
Far from it, it made no difference.
However, the "criminal's" had the last laugh, They were blessed with a country with perfect weather, glorious beaches and magnificence scenery.
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When Great Britain colonized Australia who were the first people sent?
The first people sent to colonise Australia were convicts and the officers and marines sent to supervise them.
What did Nazi's call people sent to their camps?
criminals.
Who was the British Prime Minister who sent the first convicts to Australia?
The British Prime Minister who sent the first convicts to Australia was Lord Sydney, who held office from 1792 to 1794. The decision to establish a penal colony in Australia was made under his administration, leading to the First Fleet's arrival in Botany Bay in 1788. The fleet carried convicts from Britain, marking the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
What is the name of the first Europeans sent to Australia as a penal colony?
These were the British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish the new colony.
Why did the British people move to Australia?
Britain originally used Australia as a penal colony, aka a giant prison, and sent many criminals there. No British people actually moved there at the beginning for a better life or anything. Even though some actually moved out there to visit family members in that prison.
Who were the first settlers and why were they sent to Australia?
England because they were sent as criminals
Why were criminals sent to Australia in the 1900?
Criminals were not sent to Australia in 1900. Transportation of convicts was abolished in Australia in the 1848.
What people did great Britain sent to Australia during the colonial period?
They sent criminals who would have normally been sent to jail to Australia when the jails became overcrowded.
Why did they come to Australia?
People were originally sent to Australia in exile from England. The exile was a form of punishment for England's criminals.
What were the main types of convicts who were sent to Australia?
The majority of the early convicts sent to Australia were harmless petty thieves, and political prisoners. It was only after the first few fleets that more violent criminals began to be transported as well, in the early 1800s.
How did the criminals sent to Australia survive?
English criminals were sent to Australia because there was an overcrowding of prisons in England. This was due to the fact that people were sent to jail for stealing a handkerchief or some ridiculously petty reason.
When Great Britain colonized Australia who were the first people sent?
The first people sent to colonise Australia were convicts and the officers and marines sent to supervise them.
Who did the English leave behind when they migrated to Australia?
Many were sent to the Colonies including Australia as the war started and before that criminals were exported to Australia as their punishments. Families and friends were left behind.
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.
First Australia soldiers sent to south Vietnam?
1962.
Why were some of the first Europeans sent to Australia?
The first Europeans sent to Ausrralia were British convicts, along with the officers and marines sent to guard them and establish a new colony.
What English colony was a home for criminals?
Australia
