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Describe how the English-speaking population first came to Australia. How did forced migration play a role in the colonization and settlement of Australia?

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English speakers first came to Australia when a British penal colony was established in 1788, with 11 ships carrying convicts arriving in Botany Bay.
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As explained below.

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  • The English speaking population first arrived in Australia when a British penal colony was established in the year 1788, with 11 ships that were carrying convicts from botany bay and these prisoners played a major role in the the colonisation of Australia.
  • As they were transported to new south wales they grew in population and with the immigration of more English people to victoria by the gold rush of the 1850s. As 80% of the population speaks English most of them were migrated from England and the British Isles.
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