Empire -Australia

Australias purpose in 1788

Was destined to be a penal colony in New south wales

this is due to the large population of england becoming increasingly criminal and the prisons were overcrowded

Discovery of australia

Captian james cook landed at Botany Bay in 1770-declared it fertile and empty

Who was joseph banks?

Was a botanist

He was a strong advocate for NSW and australia to be made a colony

He said there was many flax and hemp seeds

The first fleet?

11 ships of 1420 people

1373 made it

Under the command of captain arthur phillip

What were the nature of offenses that people got sent to australia for?

Petty crimes-431 were for minor theft

Initial problems in the settlement?

Phillips’ first priority was to find water and create a settlement

-there tunred out to be no fresh water and unusable soil

What use were the convicts?

A source of labour,used to develop public facillities

What was the rum rebellion 1808?

The only armed take over of government in australia

Overthrow of William Bligh who tried to calm down the NSW Corps

Nsw corps actions?