The Role Of The Convicts In The 1850's

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During the time of the Industrial Revolution the British Empire (as well as the French and Spanish, to name a few) was expanding. People no longer felt confused by their locality, but rather were inclined to travel. As Source B shows the image of the ship, around 11 000 000 slaves who were housing convicts, were forcibly removed from their countries from around 1500 to the 1850’s. However, some people also wanted to move to have a better lifestyle for themselves and their children. This therefore colonised Australia because most of the convicts were transported to other countries including Australia, America, Canada and South Africa.