Britain Establishes Penal Colony in Australia
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Economics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, Trade, Commerce, British Empire, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History, Australian/New Zealand History
- Geographical Location: England, Australia
- Date: January 26, 1788
Article abstract: Britain establishes a penal colony in Australia at Sydney Cove to overcome inadequate prison facilities at home, secure naval resources, and create an economic route to Asia.
Summary of Event
During the eighteenth century, a time of increasing economic and political expansion, European countries sent numerous expeditions to the southern hemisphere in search of the fabled terra australis incognita, and to discover new trading routes to Asia and establish watering and refurbishing stations for trans-Pacific shipping, particularly...
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