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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of food shortages in the colony?
People ordered takeaway more often
HMS Sirius went to England to buy supplies
HMS Sirius went to South Africa to buy supplies
Hard working convicts were released
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was a cause of food shortage in the colony?
Supply ships were attacked by pirates
Supply ships were to lazy to come
Supply ships got lost
Supply ships were shipwrecked
- 3. Multiple Choice
Night patrols were started to reduce crime. What caused this to happen?
Sheep and cattle wandered away from the settlement
Convicts and soldiers began to steal supplies.
New equipment arrived at the colony
Convicts were being lazy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Convicts and soldiers began to steal from Fleet stores. What was an effect of this?
Hard working convicts were released
Stealing was punished by death by hanging
Thieves were sent back to England
Convicts were rewarded for reporting crimes
- 5. Multiple Choice
Marines refused to work seven days a week. What was an effect of this for the colony?
Governor Phillip increased the working days to six.
Governor Phillip hung those who refused to work.
Governor Phillip decreased the working days to six.
Governor Phillip increased the working days to eight.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What were the effects of colonists being too weak to work?
They hunted native animals for food.
They stole from the Fleet stores.
They ran away.
They planted extra food.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of the lack of fresh fruit and vegetables?
Typhus
Dysentery
Scurvy
Consumption
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of poor hygiene?
Scurvy
Consumption
Typhus
Dysentery
- 9. Multiple Choice
My team won the quizizz challenge, what was the effect?
An icy pole
A smile
Extra homework
Detention
- 10. Multiple Choice
In October 1788 HMS Sirius was sent to South Africa to buy…
Flour, salt, medicine, beef and seeds
Flour, medicine, salt, chicken and seeds
Flour, medicine, salt, pork and seeds
Flour, salt, pepper, medicine, pork and seeds
- 11. Multiple Choice
What were some effects of stock wandering away from the settlement?
Convicts were set to guard the animals
They died from poisonous plants
Farm animals were punished with death
No one was allowed to kill farm animals
- 12. Multiple Choice
Several local plants were discovered to have medicinal qualities, what caused this discovery?
Colonists looked for edible plants to overcome starvation
Colonists looked for edible plants to overcome scurvy
Colonists looked for edible plants to overcome boredom
Colonists looked for edible plants to overcome dysentery
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the Justinian?
A place
A person
A ship
A tool
- 14. Multiple Choice
What date did the death penalty for stealing get introduced?
April 1788
January 1789
October 1788
May 1789
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the Justinian need to bring new equipment to the colony?
Tools were lost in shipwrecks
Tools were not strong enough for building
Tools were being stolen by convicts
Tools were not strong enough for farming
- 16. Multiple Choice
What date did the Justinian arrive from England?
1789
1800
1788
1790
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of new tools arriving on the Justinian?
The rate of theft and hanging increased
The rate of farming and sailing increased
The rate of farming and building decreased
The rate of farming and building increased
- 18. Multiple Choice
Some of the problems faced by the colony included…
Food shortage
Disease
Poor weather
Poor building equipment
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