Answer: Enlightenment concepts helped prisoners to express and justify their dissatisfaction with colonial rule. Prisoners wanted to be happy.
Explanation: In 18th century, there were no modern prison system in Britain. As enlightenment grows, mass execution for minor crimes became uncomfortable. Britain's prisons became so full that they discovered Australia prisons as option to reduce public executions when america refused to accept anymore convicts after her independence. Between 1788 and 1868, prisoners were transported from an environment (britain) that did not suit them to another new one ( Australia) where they could reform.