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First European
First European to sail to Australia were the dutch (Netherlands) in 1606, but they didn't settle there. The Dutch made one landing, were attacked ny Aborigines. -
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European Exploration
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Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and He named the place Australia. He had ignored the Aborigines living there and claimed the land for England. -
American Revolution
American Revolution forced the British to stop sending prisoners to Georgia. Great Britain had to start looking for a new place to board prisoners. Australia seemed like a good choice: no chance of escape, no colonies around it, and few indigenous people live there. -
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New South Wales
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British Ships
British ships called the Frist Fleet left England with conficts to establish. -
Colonies
The colony of Australia began with the establish of port Jackson a settlement New South Wales. New South Wales offically a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines, and marines' family. -
Convicts
convicts were seen as a source of labor. -
Prison
British transported prisoners to Australia. Only 20% of the first convicts were women. By this time, many free immigrants were settling there. They built businesses trading post farms and other needs. The British experienced overcrowding in their prison system and sought to solve the problem by sentencing their prisoner to transportation Australia. Here they founded a system of labor in which people whatever their crime, were employed. -
Port Auther
Port Auther was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish camals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival Australia. Some tales suggest that prisoners comitted murder just to escape prison life. The Island of the Dead was where all people who commited murder in Port Auther. -
Navy
Great Britain said that Australia was the perfect place to base their navy, Their navy was useful in Australia because of the water around it. -
Opportunties
They haul perfect opportunties for trade with Asia and America. Nonprisoners colonization continued. Major coastal settlements became 7 indenpendent coastal guard officers. -
Laws
The Common Wealth of Australia was establish. Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. Oh yeah, if you were not asian you allowed in Australia. This ment Abrogines were not allowed to teach their children and other people about their customs. Since then Australia has change
