Transportation to Australia

What was the First Fleet?

• The first ships to cross the Indian Ocean
• 11 ships that travelled from England to Sydney Cove
• Ships that travelled from Australia
• Birds that flew in the sky

What is a convict?

• A person who has a sentence
• A man who works
• An innocent person
• A prisoner who has committed a crime

Why were convicts sent to Australia?

• Because they wanted to go
• Because England had too many prisoners
• Because they wanted an adventure
• Because they didn't know where else to send them

When did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove?

• 26th January 1788
• 26th February 1788
• 26th January 1789
• 26th February 1789

Before convicts were sent to Australia, England had floating prisons called

• Hulks
• Boat jails
• Aqua prisons
• Shipsterns

What country did the British used to send criminals to before deciding to send them to Australia?

• The United States
• Brazil
• France
• Spain

When people had committed crime and they were sent to Australia, what was the punishment called?

• Transportation
• Holiday time
• Convict
• Gaol

What word is best used to describe the laws in England in the 18th century?

• Harsh
• Fair
• Equal
• Silly

Why was there so much crime in London in the 18th Century?

• because the city had too many people living in it and not enough jobs, lots of people were poor and they had to steal to survive
• because all the criminals from around the world moved to London
• because people were too lazy to go and get jobs so they stole things
• because London was the best place in England to commit crime

What was the criminal court in London called?

• The Old Bailey

• The London Court House

• Big Ben

• Judgement Arena