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Transported Convicts in the New World: The Reaction of the American Colonies

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. That the British policy of transporting convicts to America was not well received by colonists should come as no surprise to anyone. American colonists complained that Britain was using their land as a dumping ground for their undesirables in the […]

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Transported Convicts in the New World: The Buyers of Convicts

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. Convicts from Great Britain made up the largest number of forced immigrants from Europe to America in the eighteenth century, with kidnapping victims and forced political exiles trailing far behind. One of the ideas behind the creation of convict transportation […]

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Transported Convicts in the New World: At Auction

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. Once transported convicts arrived in America and were prepared for sale, prospective buyers were invited on board to enjoy some rum punch and inspect them. The Sale Potential buyers examined the convicts in the same way as they did slaves: […]

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Transported Convicts in the New World: Arrival in America

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. At the end of their voyages across the Atlantic, most convict ships entered the Chesapeake Bay and headed for a port in Virginia or Maryland. The captain then sent for the factor, an American representative of the convict merchant, who […]

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Convict Voyages: Convict Passengers on the Jonathan

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. Many of the surviving accounts of events involving transported convicts tend to focus on unusual circumstances or notorious criminals. Most of the convicts sent overseas, however, were minor criminals who committed petty acts of crime. These common criminals did not […]

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