Convicts and Colonisation of Australia Lesson

In this lesson, students will examine the causes and consequences of the British convict transportation system, tracing how poverty and overcrowded prisons in 18th-century Britain led to the establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove in 1788. They will also explore the significant impact this had on the First Nations peoples of Australia, including the dispossession of their land and the disruption of their communities as European settlement expanded. Students will have the opportunity to achieve this through choosing their own method of learning, from reading and research options, as well as the chance to engage in extension activities. This lesson includes a self-marking quiz for students to demonstrate their learning.