Show:
Tasmania
New South Wales
Women
The video
Facts
100
What was the penal colony in Tasmania called?
Port Arthur
100
How many convicts got transported to Australia on The First Fleet?
775 convicts
100
Mention at least one thing that the women did in Australia.
They worked at factories and some were prostitutes.
100
Was/is the woman that you saw in the beginning of the video (the speaker) related to any of the convicts?
Yes, she was/is.
100
How many came to Australia from England?
160,000
200
Who was Truganini?
A Tasmanian woman and probably the last native who were alive.
200
How many ships did The First Fleet consist of?
11
200
What was the punishment for disobedience at the factories?
Their hair was shaved off.
200
What were the names of the two convicts?
John Small and Mary Parker
200
How many male convicts were sent to Australia from England?
145,000
300
In which year was the first penal colony established in Tasmania?
In 1803
300
When did they begin freeing the convicts from the colony?
1840
300
Was it nice to work at the factories?
No! They were not given any mattresses or blankets.
300
What was John Small convicted for?
Highway robbery/road-theft.
300
How many female convicts were sent to Australia from England?
25,000
400
Why did the Europeans kill or force the native people to move?
The owners of the colonies wanted all the farms in Tasmania
400
What was the ticket to get home called, that prisoners that behaved extra well get?
The Ticket of Leave
400
Were female murderers transported to Australia?
No! People were only transported for minor crimes.
400
What was the name of the video?
Our Convict Past - Part 1
500
Why was the location of The penal colony really smart?
The prisoners couldn't escape because the penal colony was surrounded by sea.
500
Name the three places that prisoners that behaved extra bad got sent to.
Port Arthur, Tasmania and Norfolk
500
Were the women transported for prostitution?
No! Prostitution was not a transportable offence.