HIST1051 Study Guide - Final Guide: Soot, Aluminium Oxide, Indentured Servant
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Convicts are forced migration failures in their own society yet sent to aus to begin another. Seeking work and cannot find it thus engage in petty crime: harsh penal code govt is trying to deter people from crime. Political / economic situation in england men and women living in poverty, a class divide. Poor cannot make enough to eat on fulltime work. Ticket of leave generally given land grant to encourage farming and self-sufficiency: aus does not cooperate with this ideal land is not fertile enough near botany bay. Small gardens are not enough to sustain themselves. Lack of comfort in religion, irish catholics without a priest official (cid:396)eligio(cid:374) (cid:449)as chu(cid:396)(cid:272)h of e(cid:374)gla(cid:374)d. no spa(cid:272)e fo(cid:396) (cid:449)o(cid:396)ship if (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)elo(cid:374)g to the chu(cid:396)(cid:272)h of e(cid:374)gla(cid:374)d. mi(cid:374)iste(cid:396) was also the magistrate. Early nsw was most drunken society ever known apparently alcohol consumption divided among consumption included children so official record was actually higher.
