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What is a group of convicts called?

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What is the collective nouns for convicts?

The collective noun for a group of convicts is a chain of convicts. Other collective nouns for convicts would be the same as for any group of people; examples are a crowd, a group, a gang, an organization, a colony, a class, etc.


What were the convicts collectively called that were sent to Australia?

They were simply called "convicts".


What group of people did the British send to Australia to get them out of England?

Convicts


What fleet carried convicts to Australia?

The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.


How many times were the convicts washed onboard the first fleet?

The convicts did not wash regularly, as they had only a bucket of water daily for their needs, and this was shared between a group of convicts. Water was far too precious a commodity to be given to convicts for washing.


What is a ship that housed convicts?

The ships which housed convicts in England during the 1700s were called hulks.


What group of people was brought from great Britain to live in Australia?

Convicts, vagabonds.. but primarily convicts, as Australia was originally used as a penal colony.


When did convicts stop coming to Western Australia?

Western Australia was the last state in Australia to receive convicts. New South Wales had abolished transportation of convicts in 1840.The last convict ship, the "Hougoumont", left Britain in 1867 and arrived in Australia on 10 January 1868.


What name did convicts give to new set of clothing given to them by their employer?

Convicts called their new clothing "slops".


What was it called when convicts were sent to Australia?

Transportation.


What are people who serve years in prison for crimes that are not felons called?

they are called con or convicts


What does the group of men and Pip do after the sergeant appears in Great Expectations?

After the sergeant appears in Great Expectations, the group of men and Pip follows him to try to capture two convicts who have escaped from the prison ship. They navigate the marshes in pursuit of the convicts, leading to a tense and dramatic encounter.