British colonized Australia in order to reduce overcrowding in British prisons,enlarge the British Empire and exert its influence as a world colonial power.
The British arrived in 1788 in the First Fleet of British ships at the Sydney, New South Wales region of Australia shortly after which colonization took place.
After Britain lost American colonies they gained a few new colonies in other areas. In 1713 Great Britain acquired the French colony of Arcadia and soon after the colony of Canada. Also in 1763 Britain acquired the Spanish colony of Florida but the main place where they were able to gain new colonies was in Australia. So although they lost some colonies in America they were still able to acquire others elsewhere like in Australia.
