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WorksheetsThe First Fleet
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who arrived on the First Fleet?
a)
Aboriginals
b)
British convicts, seamen, civil officers and free people
c)
Captain Cook
d)
Dinosaurs
2.
How many ships made up the First Fleet?
a)
3
b)
25
c)
11
d)
108
3.
When did the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay, Australia?
a)
19 January 1788
b)
24 January 1788
4.
Who was in charge of the First Fleet?
a)
Captain Cook
b)
Captain Arthur Phillip
c)
Captain Jobe Watson
d)
Captain
5.
What is a convict?
a)
An innocent person
b)
A man who works
c)
A prisoner who has commited a crime
d)
A person with a sentence
6.
Why were convicts sent to Australia?
a)
America refused to take convicts
b)
Prisons overcrowded
c)
Australia was 'Terra Nullius'
d)
All of the above
7.
What was the main crime committed by children on board the first fleet?
a)
DISOBEYING RULES
b)
RUNNING AWAY
c)
STEALING
d)
NOT BEING AT SCHOOL
8.
About how many people arrived on the 11 ships of the First Fleet?
a)
1800
b)
1100
c)
1400
d)
1000
9.
Of the 11 ships of the First Fleet, how many were carrying convicts?
a)
4
b)
10
c)
6
d)
8
10.
What is the reason for the jails being too full in England during the 1700s?
a)
OVER-POPULATION
b)
A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE
c)
AN INCREASE IN CRIME
d)
BAD JUSTICE SYSTEM
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