gypsies Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
what are they?
A
romanis who travelled throughout europe
2
Q
what did the english government regard them as?
A
beggars and vagrants and passed laws to keep them in one place
3
Q
why were they hanged?
A
as punishment for not following the laws because their lifestyle couldn’t make them comply
4
Q
in the 1650s what did the government do?
A
enslave romani people in north america and the carribean
