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Early on, the UK also shipped their detritus to the US
by jghn 11y ago
Early on, the UK also shipped their detritus to the US
- guard-of-terra 11y agoThe trip is shorter so I expect deaths were much lower.
- acqq 11y agoBritain also transported the convicts to Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia
- acqq 11y agoQuoting from the same link the support for my claim that Britain also transported the convicts to Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia "Between 1788 and 1868, approximately 162,000 convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the government.[1] The British government began transporting criminals to overseas colonies in the 16th century. When transportation to the American colonies declined with the move towards American independence in the 1770s, an alternative site was needed to avoid further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. "
- wil421 11y agoInterestingly the state I am from, Georgia, was originally envisioned as a debtors colony. It didnt work out as it was planned but I believe some debtors were sent here initially. Debtors were probably treated above prisoners but it was still an arduous journey.