Transportation to Australia

Transportation to Australia

9th - 10th Grade

14 Qs

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Transportation to Australia

Transportation to Australia

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History

9th - 10th Grade

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a convict?
A person who has a sentence
A man who works
An innocent person
A prisoner who has committed a crime

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove?
26th January 1788
26th February 1788
26th January 1789
26th February 1789

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before convicts were sent to Australia, England had floating prisons called
Hulks
Boat jails
Aqua prisons
Shipsterns

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What country did the British used to send criminals to before deciding to send them to Australia?
The United States
Brazil
France
Spain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When people had committed crime and they were sent to Australia, what was the punishment called?
Transportation
Holiday time
Convict
Gaol

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