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Convict Transportation to Colonial America by esair25150 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Between 1718 and 1775, over 52,000 convicts were transported from Britain to America, primarily to Maryland and Virginia, where they were sold as laborers. The Transportation Act of 1718 shifted punishment from imprisonment to transportation, leading to a significant increase in sentences of transportation. While some viewed transportation as a means of rehabilitation, others criticized it as a cruel practice that treated convicts worse than slaves.
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