oggbashan
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Penal Transportation to the Americas
Response to Amicus above. Another American History lesson.
Many UK convicts were sent to the Americas. Australia became necessary after 1776:
Wiki
Even before then, convicted rebels were sent to the West Indies by Judge Jeffries during the Bloody Assizes. The West Indian landowners actually protested that he was sentencing too many to hang when they could make a profit from them.
Og
Response to Amicus above. Another American History lesson.
Many UK convicts were sent to the Americas. Australia became necessary after 1776:
Wiki
Even before then, convicted rebels were sent to the West Indies by Judge Jeffries during the Bloody Assizes. The West Indian landowners actually protested that he was sentencing too many to hang when they could make a profit from them.
Og
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