My Idea = Add 'banishment' to prison sentences.

[Aliantha]

“Convicts were sent to nine of the American settlements. According to one estimate, about 2000 had been sent for many years annually. Dr. Lang, after comparing various estimates, concludes that the number sent might be about 50,000 altogether.”1 Again, in the Encyclopædia Britannica, under the article “Botany Bay,” we read: “On the revolt of the New England colonies, the convict establishments in America were no longer available, and so the attention of the British government was turned to Botany Bay, and in 1787 a penal settlement was formed there.”


I'm not sure why people keep denying the fact that convicts were originally sent to America. Is this a sore point with you people or what?

To me, it's simply a historical fact.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

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I'm not sure why people keep denying the fact that convicts were originally sent to America. Is this a sore point with you people or what?

To me, it's simply a historical fact.

Because it's not true. Jusus Christ, don't you bother to read your own links.