nov 22, 1788 - Establishment of 1st colony in Australia 4.3
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Britain established a colony in Australia for two main reasons. First, the British had lost most of their North American colonies after losing the American revolutionary war, and second British prisons were becoming overcrowded and inhumane. Australia was used as a prison for convicts that didn’t fit in the British jails.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 22, 1788
Now
~ 236 years ago