Marvelous Mapping
Courageous Explorers
18th Century England
First Fleet: The Ships that Sailed
The Voyage of the First Fleet
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Willem Jansz began his journey to New Holland here.
What is Indonesia
100
In 1606, this Dutch explorer became the first known European to visit Australia.
Who is Willem Jansz
100
During the 18th Century, Crime was widespread in England. People faced bizarre punishments like death and imprisonment for this small crime.
What is stealing or theft
100
These ships were used to guard the First Fleet against pirates and to keep an eye on the convicts themselves.
What is Navel Warships
100
On this day, the anchors rattled out, the officers shouted orders and the ship's crews lowered their sails. They had arrived in Australia.
What is the 26 January 1788.
200
Dutch mariner, Abel Tasman ended his journey here after discovering the North land of New Holland.
What is Indoniesia
200
The land of Tasmania (once known as Van Damien’s Land) is names after this famous Dutch mariner.
Who is Abel Tasman
200
In the 18th Century, the English were looking for a place to clear out jails and send ___________.
Who are convicts (criminals)
200
These ships crammed convicts into dark, unventilated holds where they could not stand up or look out to see. There were 6 of these tightly packed ships.
What is the Transport Ships
200
The First Fleeters took enough of this to last them two years. After this they would be harvesting their own crops.
What is food
300
The journey of the First Fleet began here on 13 May 1787.
What is Portsmouth, England
300
This fine explorer and navigator from Britain traveled the Pacific Ocean to reach the East coast of the great South Land.
Who is Captain James Cook
300
England wanted to officially claim Australia so that the ________________ could not use their power to claim and take over the precious South land.
Who is the French
300
These three storeships that traveled with the First Fleet carried food, clothing and plants and seeds.
What are the Fishburn, the Golden Grove and the Borrowdale.
300
The First Fleet was a military operation. It faced many possible dangers therefore they would need this to protect their new territory.
What is arms and ammunition
400
Courageous, Captain James Cook traveled this Ocean to reach the "unknown South land".
What is the Pacific Ocean
400
In 1686, this well-known explorer arrived to the West coast of Australia, near King Sound and continued to explore the North West coast of Australia.
Who is William Dampier
400
A major shift in society caused immense changes in the way people lived and worked in England.
What is the Industrial Revolution (farming to mathinery)
400
These people were sent on the Navel Warships to guard the prisoners, supervise the workers and run the new colony.
Who are the Royale Mariners (soldiers)
400
This convict was sentenced to stealing a pistol and some clothing when he was nine years of age. He describes the conditions of the First Fleet as very cramped with very little privacy.
Who is John Hudson
500
Looking at the routes mapped, these two exciting journeys look similar.
What is the journey of Captain James Cook and the First Fleet
500
The journey of this well-known explorer lead him to discover that Australia was good land for settlement and colonization.
Who is Captain James Cook
500
England sent the First Fleet to Australia because they needed a place to send convicts. Also, the English felt that Australia would be a good locations for ______________.
What is trading with Asia.
500
More than half of the convicts were punished for minor thefts and some of these prisoners were very young, including John Hudson. He was a criminal at nine and was forced to board this ship.
What is a Transport Ship (the Friendship)
500
Some of the convicts were labourers and had skills that would be helpful for starting a new colony. These skills were very useful to a young colony at the other end of the earth.
Who are carpenters, weavers, butchers, fishermen, show makers, bricklayers, bakers and gardeners.
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