What is the Australian Convict Sites?
Q: What is the Australian Convict Sites?
A: The Australian Convict Sites are a World Heritage Site that includes the remains of 11 places used in the transportation of convicts to Australia.
Q: What was the plan by the British government in the transportation of convicts to Australia?
A: The plan by the British government was to move thousands of prisoners from England to Australia.
Q: When did the transportation of convicts from England to Australia start?
A: The transportation of convicts from England to Australia started with the sending of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788.
Q: For how long did the transportation of convicts from England to Australia continue?
A: The transportation of convicts from England to Australia continued for about eighty years.
Q: Where are the Australian Convict Sites located?
A: The Australian Convict Sites are located in Sydney, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, and Fremantle.
Q: What do the Australian Convict Sites show?
A: The Australian Convict Sites show "the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."
Q: When were the Australian Convict Sites put on the World Heritage list?
A: The Australian Convict Sites were put on the World Heritage list in 2010, after they were individually included on the Australian National Heritage List.
