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European Exploration
Captain James Cook Sailed around Australia. Named the area the New south Whales. -
Prisoners and Colonist
American Revolution forced the British to stop sending prisoners to Georgia. -
First Fleet
They left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
New South Whales
The New South Whales was officially penal colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines, and the marines families. 20% of the convicts were women. -
First Flett
British prisoners settled in Australia. -
The Perfect Colony
Great Britain saw that Australia was a good location to base its Navy in the South Pacific Ocean. -
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Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833 to the 1850's, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offenders after their arrival in Australia. -
Commonwealth of Austalia
Major coastal settlements became 7 independent colonies. -
New South Whales
British continued to send prisoners to Australia until 1868. By then many immigrants were settled there. -
White Australia
They would not allow non-Caucasians to immigrate to Australia. restricted migration to people primarily of European descent