
Convict transportation
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much of the world did the British Empire cover by 1900?
1/4
1/3
1/2
3/4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Britain send convicts before Australia?
USA
American colonies
Africa
Europe
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did crime rates increase in Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
Unemployment and drunkenness
The machines got hold of knives
Everyone was joyful and happy
Landowners wanted more money
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Britain first deal with over-flowing prisons?
Stop putting people on trial
Housed them in old ships called hulks
Mass executions
Drowned them in the Thames
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A settlement used to house prisoners, usually in remote locations
hulks
penal colonies
prison
enclosed land
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was NSW thought to be an ideal location for a penal colony?
It was very remote
It was easy to get to
Convicts wanted to go there
Aboriginal people said Britain could use it
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did convict transportation to Australia end?
1788
1838
1868
1900
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