Test your knowledge on the First Fleet
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- Q 1/6Score 0Why was it decided that prisoners would be sent to Australia?29England didn't want them anymore.Prisoners got to choose where they would be imprisoned.They wanted to see koalas and kangaroos.Prisons became overcrowded.
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- Q1Why was it decided that prisoners would be sent to Australia?England didn't want them anymore.Prisoners got to choose where they would be imprisoned.They wanted to see koalas and kangaroos.Prisons became overcrowded.30s
- Q2What were the large ships that held prisoners in London called?HopesHatsHulksHonks30s
- Q3Who was in charge to lead the First Fleet?Captain Arthur JamesCaptain James CookCaptain James HookCaptain Arthur Phillip30s
- Q4How many ships sailed to Australia as part of the First Fleet?916111030s
- Q5At what ports did the First Fleet replenish supplies at on the voyage?Tenerife, Mexico and TokyoTenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Cape TownParis, Rio de Janeiro and Cape TownTenerife, Rio de Janeiro and Darwin30s
- Q6What year did the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay?177517701787178830s
