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The convicts who came to Australia in the First Fleet committed a variety of crimes, from simple pick-pocketing to petty theft and larger scale crimes. Those committed of fraud and assault were also sent on the First Fleet, and there were some political rebels, particularly in later fleets. There were no murderers on the First Fleet.

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What kind of crimes did convicts of the first fleet commit?

People on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. The convicts were made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. Some were convicted of assault. Murderers were not transported on the First Fleet.


How many soldiers were on the First Fleet?

There were no murderers on the First Fleet. All the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia were petty thieves or convicted of crimes such as larceny, burglary and forgery.


What crimes did the convicts commit in the first fleet?

They committed crimes like Stealing Jewellery Stealing letters Having more than one marriage Cutting or burning clothes Stealing fish from the river Stealing roots, plants and trees And stealing anything People on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. The convicts were made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. Some were convicted of assault. Murderers were not transported on the First Fleet.


What were people on the first fleet convicted of?

People on the First Fleet were convicted of a variety of crimes. Most of them were thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. There were no murderers or people convicted of violent crimes.


How long did chimney sweeps serve in the First Fleet?

If there were any chimney sweeps among the convicts of the First Fleet, the length of their sentence was determined by their crimes and the whim of the magistrates who convicted them, not by their job.


What crimes did the convicts in the First Fleet commit?

People on the First Fleet came from all walks of life. The convicts were made up of thieves, pick-pockets, forgers, petty criminals and ordinary people just struggling to survive and driven to steal food. Some were convicted of assault. Murderers were not transported on the First Fleet.


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.


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 is the Australia First Fleet called?

The First Fleet.


How did they have fun on the First Fleet?

The convicts did not have fun. They were only permitted short stints of exercise by walking around on the upper deck occasionally. The officers had fun, sad to say, by choosing convict women to be their prostitutes for the night.


Was there any mutiny on the first fleet?

No. There was no mutiny on the first fleet.


How many sheep were there on the First Fleet?

According to the website First Fleet Fellowship, there were 44 sheep on board the First Fleet.