Why were convicts transported to Australia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Britain's prisons were overcrowded and it lost the American colonies
- Step 1: Transportation to America had ended after the American Revolution. Answer: Britain's prisons were overcrowded and it lost the American colonies. Why not the others: To find gold, To build the railways and To fight in a war don't fit.
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