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HOW WAS THE BRITISH EMPIRE USED TO DEAL WITH TROUBLE MAKERS?
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ACTIVITY
List 3 petty crimes on your whiteboards
What punishments would you get today?
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WHY DID THE GOVERNMENT USE THIS SYSTEM?
Remove the criminals from Britain
Protect people or society
Workers needed in Australia and other colonies
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WHAT TYPE OF CRIMINALS WERE TRANSPORTED?
Petty crimes – like stealing cheese
Political criminals: their beliefs had landed them in trouble
Also serious criminals
They were usually very poor and not educated.
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TREATMENT OF CRIMINALSMany died on the way to Australia.
Very horrible conditions.Sold to people and they had to work
very hardMany were beaten..