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From: nather@ut-emx.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: Are Americans Intellectually Inferior?
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Date: 20 Jan 89 17:24:27 GMT
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In article <5393@pdn.UUCP>, reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach) writes:
>     From what I recall, didn't Australian start out as a penal colony?
> In fact, didn't Georgia start off that way as well?  Most of the original
> American Colonies either started as a haven for religious groups or for
> some sort of economical benefit for the mother country.
> 						Largo, FL  USA  34649-2826

The American colonies were used as a dumping ground for "criminals" exported
from England until the American revolution discouraged the practice.  Australia
was then chosen as an alternative.

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Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin