People
Who was the Captain in charge of this journey?
Captain Arthur Phillip
How many ships were there?
Eleven
When did the ships depart from England?
13th May 1787
Where did the ships land initially?
Botany Bay
What is a convict?
Someone who committed a crime and was sent to jail
What were three of the groups of people on the ship?
Workers (marines and crew)
Convicts
Family
How many ships carried convicts
Six
When did the ships stop in Rio de Janeiro
August to September 1787
Where did the ships finally land in Australia?
Sydney Cove
What was the reasoning behind the journey?
Jails were in England was overcrowded
How many convicts were on the First Fleet?
What were the names of the ships? - Give 3 names
HMS Sirius, HMS Supply, Alexander, Friendship, Charlotte, Scarborough, Borrowdale, Prince of Wales, Lady Penrhyn, Golden Globe, Fishburn
When did the ships arrive at Botany Bay?
18th January 1788
Portsmouth, England
What was the illness that some people got due to low vitamin C? - Starts with S
Scurvy
True or false: Captain James Cook was a part of the First Fleet.
False
What group of people did each ship require to have?
Crew, convicts, Government and Military officials, Marines
When did the ships land in Sydney Cove?
26th January 1788
Where did the ships stop on the way to Australia?
Santa Cruz, Tenerife
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Theft