WorksheetsFirst Fleet
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the floating jails (prison ships)?
a)
Pontoons
b)
Hulks
c)
Penal ships
d)
Jail boats
2.
How many ships made up the First Fleet?
a)
11
b)
10
c)
12
d)
9
3.
After ________ independence in 1776, Britain needed a new place to send convicts.
a)
Canadian
b)
American
c)
Indian
d)
African
4.
The youngest convicts of the First Fleet were about ____ years old.
a)
13
b)
10
c)
7
d)
18
5.
Sydney Cove/Port Jackson was established as a _______ colony in 1788.
a)
French
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
British
6.
Who was in charge of the First Fleet?
a)
Arthur Phillip
b)
James Cook
c)
Scott Morrison
d)
Nic Naitanui
7.
A person found guilty of a criminal offense
a)
Convict
b)
Penal
c)
Free Settler
d)
Prisoner
8.
Who did the First Fleet transport to Australia?
a)
Marines, Officers and Seamen
b)
Their Wives and Children
c)
Convicts
d)
All of the Above
9.
About how many people arrived on the 11 ships of the First Fleet?
a)
1800
b)
1100
c)
1400
d)
1000
10.
Of the 11 ships of the First Fleet, how many were carrying convicts?
a)
4
b)
10
c)
6
d)
8
11.
Most of the convicts of the First Fleet were poor and:
a)
Uneducated
b)
Healthy
c)
Adventurous
d)
Rich
12.
The youngest convicts of the First Fleet were about ____ years old.
a)
13
b)
10
c)
7
d)
18
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