I want to know the answer to the following question:
When did the first shipment of British convicts leave for Australia?
All the background I'm provided with is that "In 1778, Joseph Banks, Cook's botanist on the voyage, presented evidence to the government on the suitability of Botany Bay for the establishment of a penal settlement, and in 1787 the first shipment of convicts set sail, arriving in 1788.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes