Source 1: Australians Together |
Australians Together looks at the overcrowding of prisons as a reason for British colonisation of Australia.
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Source 2: Sydney Living Museums |
Read the first section of Why were convicts transported to Australia? with the heading - Why so many convicts?
This section of the article tells you information about how the British Penal System influenced British colonisation of Australia. |
Source 3: British Penal Colonies |
This is text on the establishment of British Colonies. Take a look at the first two paragraphs that give political reasons for colonisation.
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