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 (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of work did female convicts primarily do?

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

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

<p>Government desk job (A)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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