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History Links
Read Early History, 17th Century and 18th Century at this web site for some basic history ideas. []

Read these sections of this web site for more ideas about the history of Australia:  -  The First Fleet and a British colony  -  Contacts and colonisation  -  Law and land in New South Wales []

Read these articles about: Convicts - [] Colonial Women - [] Convict Women - []

A newspaper article about the 2nd Fleet []

Read these diary entries from members of the First Fleet [] []

This is an interesting newspaper article about life on the prison boats. It is a bit difficult to understand. []

Read about convict life at these two web sites: [] []

You can also read about the First Fleet by going to Wikipedia [|here].

History Pictures
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History Questions
1.  Write a paragraph describing what life was like for the first settlers of Australia. Make sure you read a number of different sources to help you answer this question. (at least 6-10 lines long)

2.  Describe in detail what you think would be the worst part about coming to Australia on the First or Second Fleet.

3.  Read the story of Mary Bryant by clicking on the ‘Convict Women’ link. Answere these questions about her: i.  Why do you think Mary and the rest of the men decided to escape? ii. Why do you think Mary became such a celebrity when she was back in England? iii. Do you think Mary should be considered a hero or a criminal? Explain fully.

4.  Read about convict labour by clicking on the ‘convicts’ link. i.  In your own words, describe how they used convict labour to help the settlement. ii. Do you think this was a good idea? Why or why not.

5.  Do you think you would have survived as a new settler in Australia? Explain why or why not.