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Convict Settlement in Australia

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This printable history worksheet gives 9th graders three paragraphs on Australia's convict settlement with 18 fill-in-the-blank vocabulary words. The text covers causes of crime in 18th-century Britain, the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, penal colony organization, and conditions for convicts in early Australia. Useful for reading comprehension, vocabulary reinforcement, or a lesson on Australian colonial history.

Subject:: Social Studies
Topic:: History
Grade Level:: 9th Grade
Updated July 2026

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1788
19th
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Botany
crime
farms
Fleet
freedom
governor
harshly
mining
overpopulation
penal
poor
shaving
transportation
wages

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