They traveled in terrible conditions and came in many sailing ships in which the voyage sometimes took as long as ten months but rarely took as many as eight or nine.

They came to Botany bay because of the good climate and friendly citizens although originally thinking the land shabby with bad soil. Also they had to leave Britain because of the social and economic conditions that gave rise to crime. Also there was a big problem in crime; e.g. hulks, the justice system etc.

About the end of the eighteenth century, English towns and cities were overflowing with people, many of whom could not find work. Stealing and other criminal activities resulted and became a way

Crime was easy in thick populated areas because police were few and patrolled by foot and criminals could run off and soon be lost in the crowds of people or among the thousands of cramped houses and shops. It got so bad that notices were posted on walls and fences warning people that if they stood looking around in public places or into shop windows they could be robbed.

Convicts travelled in dark prisons below the decks and little was done to make the journey pleasant, nor even ensure that the convicts survived the journey. Cramped close together in the narrow spaces between the decks, badly fed and rarely allowed into the light and air, they were either freezing cold or suffocating with heat.

There were no means them of keeping food fresh, and the convicts were almost always half starved and often sick. The lack of

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