Research the British practice of exporting criminals by shp in the 1800s to unsettled lands such as Australia. When did this practice begin and end? Was the policy humane or cruel? How did the transported convicts live in their new homes? Report on your findings.

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Answer 1

Here are two.

Use Ctrl + F, and then type in key words (such as criminal) and keep clicking on NEXT until you locate sections where this issue is discussed.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/1920427

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=apGborUc6qAC&oi=fnd&pg=PR8&dq=1800s+British+practice+of+exporting+criminals+by+ship&ots=UAiygkUkU4&sig=n44IOCA-gAW82Jm5c6wpHyapo6s#v=onepage&q=&f=false