First Fleet problems

What was the effect of food shortages in the colony?

• People ordered takeaway more often

• HMS Sirius went to England to buy supplies

• HMS Sirius went to South Africa to buy supplies

• Hard working convicts were released

What was a cause of food shortage in the colony?

• Supply ships were attacked by pirates

• Supply ships were to lazy to come

• Supply ships got lost

• Supply ships were shipwrecked

Night patrols were started to reduce crime. What caused this to happen?

• Sheep and cattle wandered away from the settlement

• Convicts and soldiers began to steal supplies.

• New equipment arrived at the colony

• Convicts were being lazy

Convicts and soldiers began to steal from Fleet stores. What was an effect of this?

• Hard working convicts were released

• Stealing was punished by death by hanging

• Thieves were sent back to England

• Convicts were rewarded for reporting crimes

Marines refused to work seven days a week. What was an effect of this for the colony?

• Governor Phillip increased the working days to six.

• Governor Phillip hung those who refused to work.

• Governor Phillip decreased the working days to six.

• Governor Phillip increased the working days to eight.

What were the effects of colonists being too weak to work?

• They hunted native animals for food.

• They stole from the Fleet stores.

• They ran away.

• They planted extra food.

What was the effect of the lack of fresh fruit and vegetables?

• Typhus

• Dysentery

• Scurvy

• Consumption

What was the effect of poor hygiene?

• Scurvy

• Consumption

• Typhus

• Dysentery

My team won the quizizz challenge, what was the effect?

• An icy pole

• A smile

• Extra homework

• Detention

In October 1788 HMS Sirius was sent to South Africa to buy…

• Flour, salt, medicine, beef and seeds

• Flour, medicine, salt, chicken and seeds

• Flour, medicine, salt, pork and seeds

• Flour, salt, pepper, medicine, pork and seeds