The First Fleet

Who was the scientist who recommended New South Wales as a good place for a colony?

• James Botany
• John Bloggs
• Joseph Banks
• Arthur Banks

After ________ independence in 1776, Britain needed a new place to send convicts.

• Canadian
• American
• Indian
• African

How many ships made up the First Fleet?

• 11
• 10
• 12
• 9

What was the name of the floating jails (prison ships)? 

• Pontoons
• Hulks
• Penal ships
• Jail boats

About how many people arrived on the 11 ships of the First Fleet?

• 1800
• 1100
• 1400
• 1000

Of the 11 ships of the First Fleet, how many were carrying convicts?

• 4
• 10
• 6
• 8

The youngest convicts of the First Fleet were about ____ years old.

• 13
• 10
• 7
• 18

Most of the convicts of the First Fleet were poor and:

• Uneducated
• Healthy
• Adventurous
• Rich

Some convicts became successful in the colony.

• True
• False

Sydney Cove/Port Jackson was established as a _______ colony in 1788.

• French
• Dutch
• African
• British