Bonjour,
Réponse :
• How long (how many years) did they have to work?
They had to work seven years. ( but were sometimes freed after four years if they behaved well.)
• What jobs did they do?
They were brick makers, carpenters, servants or farmers. They also had to work in « chain gang » to make roads )
• What happened to most of them after being freed?
After being freed, most of them stayed and settled in Australia.
• How many Australian people have a convict ancestor?
About 22% of Australians have a convict ancestor.
