Part one of term paper
WHO WERE THE CONVICTS? WHAT SHORT AND LONG TERM CONTRIBUTION DID THEY MAKE TO AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY?" During January 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip landed in New South Wales. Of the one thousand people who made the journey, roughly seven hundred were convicts, transported for various crimes, to aid in the establishment of the new colony. Despite ...

Part two of term paper
... they also played an extended role in becoming the founders of Australian society and culture. There is much postulation about the motives for convict transportation to Australia. Some view transportation as part of a global system of forced migration, while others argue resettlement was carried out for commercial advantage, defence strategy or simply as a genuine response to penal dilemmas . The majority of convicts were sent from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and comprised mainly working ...