THE FIRST FLEET

WHAT IS THE FIRST FLEET?

• 11 ships went from England to Australia
• Arthur Phillip was the commander
• They took nearly a year to get there.
• 1787 to 1788

WHY?

BRITAIN NEEDS SHIPS!

• Britain was a very powerful county with lots of enemies.
• They had run out of timber and flax to build ships.
• Norfolk Island had lots.

SPAIN

• Britain and Spain are old enemies
• Spain controls South America
• Australia is close for trading
• Handy base for ships if war starts up again

DUTCH

• British people love tobacco, cotton, coffee and spice.
• They grow in the Spice Island and Australia.
• The Dutch control the S̶pice Islands.
• The British need Australia.

AMERICA

• 1784 America had a revolution.
• They kicked the British out.
• Now Britain had nowhere to put convicts. The were put in ships called hulks.
• Then they found Australia and thought it would be a nice prison.

FRENCH

• England had to race the French because they wanted Austrailia.
• The French were the enemy too.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!

• Factories replace country jobs
• Everyone moves from the country to the cities
• The cities fill up and become overcrowded

ARIVE IN BOTANY BAY 1788

• Arive in Botany bay in 1788
• Aboriginals are thinking, "Oh what the heck!"
• The English were thinking, "A new enemy!!!😃"
• Life changed for the Aboriginals
• Some canges were good and some were bad

NEGATIVE EFFECTS

• Loss of country
• Loss of food
• Loss of space
• Loss of life

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POSITIVE EFFECTS

• Education-read and write
• Experience other cultures

REFERENCES

• The First Fleet HIS_YO4_ILM_LP10
• Cause and effect of contact https://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/file/20798dcd-2371-412d-81b5-7...
• https://learningplace.eq.edu.au/cx/resources/file/20798dcd-2371-412d-81b5-7...
• The consequence of contact HIS_YO4_U2_ILM_LP18

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