Convicted criminals were transported to early American colonies as a partial solution to the poverty and unemployment found in England.

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This statement is true. It became common practice to transport convicted criminals, along with other undesirables such as debtors and political dissidents, to the American colonies as a means of managing social problems in England. This began in the early 17th century and continued until the American Revolution in 1776.

Convicted Criminals Were Transported to Early American Colonies as a Partial