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1) Why did Britain decide to send convicts to Australia in the late 1700s?

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Because the prisons in Britain were too full, and they needed a new place to send people who broke the law.

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1)      What resources did the British hope to gain from colonising Australia?

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: THEY HOPED TO GET TIMBER, FLAX, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES TO HELP BUILD SHIPS AND GOODS

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3) WHY WAS OVERCROWDING IN BRITISH PRISONS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE 1700S?

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TOO MANY PEOPLE WERE COMMITTING SMALL CRIMES, AND THE PRISONS DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO HOLD THEM ALL.

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4) WHY DID BRITAIN THINK AUSTRALIA WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO SEND PRISONERS?

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BECAUSE IT WAS FAR AWAY, HAD SPACE FOR A NEW COLONY, AND PRISONERS COULD HELP BUILD IT FOR FREE.

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5) WHAT DID BRITAIN HOPE TO GAIN BY EXPANDING ITS EMPIRE INTO AUSTRALIA?

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THEY WANTED MORE POWER, LAND, AND A PLACE TO TRADE BETWEEN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD LIKE INDIA AND THE PACIFIC.

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6) WHAT WAS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?

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It was a time when machines started doing jobs that people used to do by hand, especially in factories

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7) WHERE DID THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGIN?

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IT BEGAN IN BRITAIN. - 18th Century

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8) WHAT HAPPENED TO MANY POOR PEOPLE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?

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THEY MOVED TO CITIES FOR WORK, LIVED IN CROWDED HOMES, AND WORKED LONG HOURS IN FACTORIES FOR LITTLE MONEY.