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WorksheetsConvicts in Bermuda Part 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In what year did convicts come to Bermuda?
1833
1832
1823
1834
How many convicts came to Bermuda?
Over 7,000
Over 8,000
Over 9,000
Over 6,000
The prisoners were selected on the basis they were
Skilled workers
young and fit
Larcenist
Grave diggers
Most British convicts were
arsonist
larcenist
cyclist
scientist
Most British convicts served
10 years
9 years
17 years
7 years
Canadian convicts were punished for
desertion
lying
stealing
starting fires
The Irish prisoners were in Bermuda because of the
pea famine
pickle famine
pear famine
potato famine
The Irish potato famine took place between
1865-1876
1846-1851
1836-1841
1866-1871
Convicts did the following type of work
farming
quarrying
whaling
fishing
The convicts lived on how many hulks?
10 hulks
7 hulks
17 hulks
27 hulks
