Some were. Britain sent about 50,000 convicts to the New World under the guise of indentured servitude.
Maine was its own colony -Leppis
the convicts built a bridge
A Penal Colony is a place where convicts are sent. Perhaps an entire island populated by convicts. "Papillion" is an exciting book centered around a Penal Colony.
The colony of Maine would be the Northern colonies.
Maine was a colony of Massachusetts until 1820.
It was the first European colony in Australia, at Sydney in 1988. The English established the colony in order to relocate the convicts from the overcrowded prisons in England. In spite of their heritage, many of the Australians of today are honest people. The convicts were not the first settlers: the original Australians had already been there for maybe 50,000 years.
Queensland
Yes, Maine was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and did have slaves during the colonial period. However, the number of slaves was significantly lower compared to other regions in the United States at that time. Maine eventually abolished slavery in 1820 when it became a state.
Maine was once apart of Massachusetts.
The colony of Maine was never actually founded, as it existed originally as part of the colony of Massachusetts. The district of Maine seceded from Massachusetts on March 15, 1820.
No, convicts were never sent to South Australia. Originally, they were not going to be sent to Western Australia (the Swan River colony) either, but the residents of that colony asked for convict labour - hence the change.
The New England Colony