Initial Settlement Flashcards
1
Q
When did the first and second fleets arrive respectively
what was the cost of fitting out the first fleet?
A
1788 and 1790
£84,000
2
Q
Where were the convicts based
A
Botany Bay
3
Q
what was used to keep them under control?
give an example of this
A
Harsh punishments
100 lashes for minor offences
4
Q
How many convicts were initially brought to Australia
what were the two most common offences
A
730
Minor theft and highway robbery
5
Q
how many women died after the 2nd fleet landed in 1790?
A
150
6
Q
Give an example of further settlements being established
A
1790, Norfolk Island
7
Q
therefore, initially, Australia was most certainly what?
A
Outdoor prison.
