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| CONNECTIVE WORDS Connective words signal the relationships between ideas and parts of the text. They allow the reader to follow the points the text is trying to make more easily. All of the connective words used in this passage signal to the reader that additional information on the same topic is forthcoming. |
According to the reports of Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, Botany Bay offered many advantages. These included a coastal area with a sheltered port, friendly natives, a pleasant climate, fertile soil, food sources including wild fruits, vegetables, birds and fish, and an environment in which the convicts could be self sufficient in a year. It was also attractive due to its great distance from Britain and the fact that the convicts would have no means of escape. In addition, it offered two significant advantages: it was a strategic stronghold in the East and it promised to be an important naval store of flax, hemp and timber. |
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