Question

Multiple Choice

What was the reason for establishing penal colonies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
O People wanted to exile criminals to remote settlements
O Prisoners could be closely watched and put to harsh labor on penal colonies.
O The penal colonies were established for prisoners to do masonry tasks
O The king set up these prisons far away so that the citizens would be out of harm's way

Answer 1

The king set up these prisons far away so that the citizens would be out of harm's way

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