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OK, the French beat Captain Cook to Australia, Cook dies, whatever. Australia is not open for British colonisation for some reason, so the question is: where do the convicts go? America is out of the question, as is Canada. So where could the British send their convicts?

Could the western coast of America be considered? There were no major settlements besides some fur traders, and it would be a good way of enforcing the British claim to the area.

Thoughts? Is it feasible?
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