AC9HS4K03 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony

Elaborations

• • Elaboration describing the events around the establishment of the First Fleet and the key people involved, such as Captain Arthur Phillip, marines, Reverend Richard Johnson and convicts
• • Elaboration describing the events and experiences of groups and individuals on the journey of the First Fleet
• • Elaboration examining the wide range of crimes punishable by transportation and looking closely at the people who were transported
• • Elaboration investigating attitudes to the poor, the treatment of prisoners and the social standing of those who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet, including families, children and convict guards
• • Elaboration investigating daily life in the Port Jackson penal settlement, the challenges experienced by the people there and how they were managed