Reasons For The Colonization Australia
Economicals
Political
Social
Great Britain lost its American colonies
Labourers unemployed
Sent prisoners to Australia
Job oppurtunities
There were overcrowded cities
After the war of American independence Great Britain became a dispose of convicts
Moved to city to find new jobs
The British were worried that other colonies such as France and Holland would claim their part of the continent that did't belong to them and was actually the British part.
Soldiers unemployed
Led to stealing
Their were severe food shortages and many cattle were brought on the first fleet but many wandered off into the bush and some animals still needed to be found. People needed food, bu where wa
This is the Industrial Revolution
The soil and ground was poor which was almost impossible to grow crops also their was no manure to fertilizer it
When changes of weather came crops were hard to grow and fish became scarce which led to stealing.
Six convict transports had contained 1,300 people
James Matra was supported by sir Joseph banks to set out reasons to establish a colony composed of america loyalist, Chinese and south sea islanders(not convicts
James Matra visited Botany Bay in 1770 as a Junior Officer on the endeavour, produced a proposal for estabilishing a settlement in NSW.