Starting in the 17th century, Britain sent hundreds of thousands of people to America and Australia for crimes as small as stealing a loaf of bread.

Learn about why this happened, how it worked, and the legacy it has left on the countries where these prisoners were sent to.

• Sending criminals away as a punishment - as old as time
• The Bloody Code & being killed for stealing a rabbit
• Impact of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions on society
• Prison boats
• Sending criminals to America
• What life was like in America as a prisoner
• The American Revolution & finding a new place for prisoners
• The discovery of Australia
• The convicts' journey to Australia
• 1 in 5 Australians is a descendant of a convict
• Penal colonies in other countries
• The cultural impact of sending prisoners to the colonies

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