Convict Men's Work in Colonial Australia
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What did convicts do for cooking inside their houses?

  • Used an electric stove
  • Ordered food from outside
  • Cooked dinner over a fireplace (correct)
  • Ate raw food

    • How did convicts sleep inside their houses?

  • On the floor
  • On straw mats
  • On beds with mattresses (correct)
  • In hammocks

    • What was a ticket-of-leave for convicts?

  • A free pass to travel abroad
  • Permission to escape
  • Permission to work for themselves and earn money (correct)
  • A pardon to return to their home country

    • How could badly behaved convicts be punished?

    <p>With a flogging or a stint in chains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where could convicts be sent if their behavior was really serious?

    <p>To work in the mines of Newcastle or Norfolk Island</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of work did female convicts primarily do?

    <p>Run pubs and ferry services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What job was James Hardy Vaux, an educated convict, given by the government?

    <p>Government desk job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did convict work impact Aboriginal people according to the text?

    <p>Destroyed traditional hunting grounds of Aboriginal people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a job done by convict men according to the text?

    <p>Operating a lumberyard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of convict work related to catching fish and collecting oysters on Aboriginal people?

    <p>Made it harder for Aboriginal people to feed their families</p> Signup and view all the answers

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