The first british settlers to australia were ?

1 . wealthy plantation owners.

2 . convicted prisoners.

3 . part of the british royal family.

4 . puritan missionaries.

The answer is B. Convicted prisoners. A number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, then known as New Holland, during the 17th century. But it wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook chartered the east coast and claimed it for Britain. The new outpost was put to use as a penal colony and on 26 January 1788, the First Fleet of 11 ships – carrying 1,500 people, half of them convicts – arrived in Sydney Harbor. When penal transportation ended in 1868, more than 160,000 men and women had come to Australia as convicts. Hope this helps! ~ Autumn :)

The answer is B. Convicted prisoners. A number of European explorers sailed the coast of Australia, then known as New Holland, during the 17th century. But it wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook chartered the east coast and claimed it for Britain.

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