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Who were convicts?
People sent to Australia as punishment for crimes.
Where were convicts sent from?
Britain
Why were convicts sent to Australia?
Prisons in Britain were overcrowded.
What work did convicts do in Australia?
Building roads, farms, and towns.
Who were free settlers?
People who chose to move to Australia.
Why did free settlers move to Australia?
For land, jobs, and a better life.
Where did free settlers come from?
Mainly Britain.
What did free settlers do in Australia?
Farming, working, and starting businesses.
Who were enslaved Africans?
Africans forced into slavery.
Where were enslaved Africans taken?
The Americas.
Why were Africans enslaved?
To work on plantations for profit.
What work did enslaved Africans do?
Farming crops like sugar and cotton.
What is one similarity between convicts and enslaved Africans?
They had little or no choice in moving.
What is one difference between convicts and free settlers?
Convicts were forced; free settlers chose to move.
Which group had the most freedom in Australia?
Free settlers.
