Transportation
Lesson Objective: To gain an overview of transportation and its use as a punishment
Transportation Definition The deporting of convicted criminals. The sentence of transportation could be a set number of years or for life.
In this lesson we will be answering five main questions • When and why did transportation start? • What crimes were punishable by transportation? • Where did they transport them to? • What was life like in the colonies? • Why was transportation abolished?
Task One • You are now going to watch a short clip on transportation • http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/tran sportation-to-australia-1787/11052.html • Be ready to feedback to the class about the sort of experience people had when they were transported
Main Task To learn more about transportation we are now going to look at a number of sources which should help us to answer our five main questions • Study the sources, highlight any important facts and make notes under the following headings.
When and why did transportation start?
What crimes were punishable by transportation?
Where did they transport them to?
What was life like in the colonies?
Why was it abolished?
Final Task • In your books now write at least a sentence answering each of our five class questions: • • • • •
When and why it started What crimes were punishable by transportation? Where they were sent? What life was like Why was it abolished?