Nsw Early Settlement
History Settlement of NSW Questions
1. One conclusion about the conditions of early settlement in NSW that can be made from source 1 is that the development of the colony was very disorganised and haphazard. In the painting, we can see many buildings in the picture, but they do not seem to follow any particular layout or street structure. It appears that people had simply built their properties wherever they thought would be good.
(After finishing) Source 1 also shows us the inequality of shelters between the convicts and the marines and officers. In Source 1, we can see several buildings that look well built. These would most likely be the barracks for the officers because in the drawing, there were a few smaller and shabbier shelters, …show more content…
Food shortages were made worse by the shipwreck of the supply vessel sent from England, and the arrival instead of more convict mouths to feed.” This quote tells us that ships carrying food from England had been shipwrecked, causing the convicts to have to rely on native food. Furthermore, the herd of cattle and flock of sheep brought with the First Fleet were also greatly diminished due to the cattle wandering off and the sheep dying out.
3. A) Source 4 may be considered unreliable because the person writing is writing a complaint. The complaint would likely be written with some bias to convince the receiver of the letter to improve the conditions for the marines and officers. The officer’s military assistant was given 50 lashes for selling rum to a convict. Understandably, the officer would be upset and want compensation for the punishment. The officer’s writing appears to make the settlement harsh and biased against the marines. However, the actual state of the settlement could be much …show more content…
Additionally, the herd of cattle strayed and the ships sent with food supplies were shipwrecked whilst more convicts arrived. All of these problems contributed to a growing problem of food shortage. In Source 4, we see an effect of the food shortages: “And further to this, the Governor insults our position with the issuing of reduced rations. Surely we are not to be treated in the same way – or worse! – than those criminals whom the Law has condemned.” This quote tells us that the rations of the marines had been reduced to equal amounts as the convicts to preserve remaining food. As seen in the quote, the officers were not that happy with their reduced
1. One conclusion about the conditions of early settlement in NSW that can be made from source 1 is that the development of the colony was very disorganised and haphazard. In the painting, we can see many buildings in the picture, but they do not seem to follow any particular layout or street structure. It appears that people had simply built their properties wherever they thought would be good.
(After finishing) Source 1 also shows us the inequality of shelters between the convicts and the marines and officers. In Source 1, we can see several buildings that look well built. These would most likely be the barracks for the officers because in the drawing, there were a few smaller and shabbier shelters, …show more content…
Food shortages were made worse by the shipwreck of the supply vessel sent from England, and the arrival instead of more convict mouths to feed.” This quote tells us that ships carrying food from England had been shipwrecked, causing the convicts to have to rely on native food. Furthermore, the herd of cattle and flock of sheep brought with the First Fleet were also greatly diminished due to the cattle wandering off and the sheep dying out.
3. A) Source 4 may be considered unreliable because the person writing is writing a complaint. The complaint would likely be written with some bias to convince the receiver of the letter to improve the conditions for the marines and officers. The officer’s military assistant was given 50 lashes for selling rum to a convict. Understandably, the officer would be upset and want compensation for the punishment. The officer’s writing appears to make the settlement harsh and biased against the marines. However, the actual state of the settlement could be much …show more content…
Additionally, the herd of cattle strayed and the ships sent with food supplies were shipwrecked whilst more convicts arrived. All of these problems contributed to a growing problem of food shortage. In Source 4, we see an effect of the food shortages: “And further to this, the Governor insults our position with the issuing of reduced rations. Surely we are not to be treated in the same way – or worse! – than those criminals whom the Law has condemned.” This quote tells us that the rations of the marines had been reduced to equal amounts as the convicts to preserve remaining food. As seen in the quote, the officers were not that happy with their reduced