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The First Fleet

The First Fleet. By Lucy. Captain James Cook discovered and named Botany BAY and thought it would be a good place for a new colony and reported it to the British government. They only went about 10 years after Cook told them.

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The First Fleet

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  1. The First Fleet By Lucy

  2. Captain James Cook discovered and named Botany BAY and thought it would be a good place for a new colony and reported it to the British government. They only went about 10 years after Cook told them. There was no space in Britain jails so the British sent Convicts to Australia as punishment. They convicts would be transported, never to return to Britain. Then British the Government hired 11 ships and with enough supplies to keep the 759 convicts, their Marine guards, some with families, and a few civil officers, until they became able to look after themselves. The convicts and marines left the ships, which arrived at Portsmouth on 16th March 1787. By the time they left, some convicts had been aboard these ships for seven months. 23 convicts died during the voyage. When they arrived at Botany bay they found it unsuitable because the harbor was too shallow, there wasn’t enough fresh plants and it was too swampy. For that reason Captain Arthur Phillip and a few other ships went to find new land and discovered Sydney Cove which was suitable for settlement.

  3. The Eleven Ships In The First Fleet there were 11 ships and they were called Fishburn, H.M.S Serious, H.M.S Supply, Charlotte, The Alexander, Lady Penrhyn, Golden Grove, The Prince of Whales, Borrowdale, Fishburn, The Friendship and Scarborough.

  4. Convicts are huge numbers of criminals, both male and female, who clogged British jails in the 18th and early 19th century. Their crimes would today be regarded as petty theft (stealing small items or food). Most of the punishments at this time were really big, with the death penalty applied for fairly minor crimes. However, this huge sentence was often reduced to a lesser one, commonly transportation to Australia for 7 or 14 years, or for life. Convicts

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