Many came to escape being imprisoned....for being destitute. They came as "indentured servants" either for private citizens (rich) or into colonial service. Solved many problems....provided a cheap work force for the colony, took vagrants off British hands and kept them out of prison. I'm sure some unsavory individuals got here that way but America was never intended to be penal colony. My bet would be that the British have a very different view of the Revolutionary War, also (G)! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> To: <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Baltimore's pound hands over 1,824 dead animals to Vall... > > > In a message dated 4/2/2007 5:09:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > windwych@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I was once told by an British citizen that the US was originally a penal > colony for England. They sent all of the criminals that they did not hang > to > this country as outcasts. Kinda fits, no? > > > > No...not even close...the early British settlers were fleeing religious > persecution, but maybe it's been a long time since you took a history > class or > maybe this British citizen hasn't taken a geography class in quite a > while and > had the US mixed up with Australia. > > Kathy > member GSDCA, DVGSDC > three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! > > visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ > (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================