Convicts in Australia
Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Britain to various penal colonies in Australia.The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 17th century. When transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, an alternative site was needed to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. Earlier in 1770, James Cook charted and claimed possession of the east coast of Australia for Britain. Seeking to pre-empt the French colonial empire from expanding into the region, Britain chose Australia as the site of a penal colony, and in 1787, the First Fleet of eleven convict ships set sail for Botany Bay, arriving on 20 January 1788 to found Sydney, New South Wales, the first European settlement on the continent.
Is Australia a story??
I thought the history was they send the criminals there before.
Oh yeah, I have heard that one too, but I need to check if that is true.
Now I know what you meant. The Earth could be like Australia and we could have been sent here! Interesting :D
Seems there is some truth in the Australia story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia
Convicts in Australia
Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Britain to various penal colonies in Australia.The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 17th century. When transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, an alternative site was needed to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. Earlier in 1770, James Cook charted and claimed possession of the east coast of Australia for Britain. Seeking to pre-empt the French colonial empire from expanding into the region, Britain chose Australia as the site of a penal colony, and in 1787, the First Fleet of eleven convict ships set sail for Botany Bay, arriving on 20 January 1788 to found Sydney, New South Wales, the first European settlement on the continent.