Liverpool 1700-1900 Flashcards
Liverpool trade links and jobs made it attractive to migrants. What % of England’s
no.1 import, ……. came from the USA through Liverpool
80%
cotton
New steam ships increased trade & so did the booming nearby textile mills of
Manchester. By 1900 it had …… of docks & handled over …….. tons of goods
7 miles of docks
10.5m tons of goods
1846 Potato famine meant many fled to nearby & so cheap port full of jobs. By ….
what % of the population was Irish
1851
20%
Experienced hard work, … as labourers, many worked as ………loading &unloading
ships. However some gained senior positions as foreman and in ….. the Mayor.
80%
lumpers
1875
Irish migrants faced prejudice. Many job ads said ‘Irish need not apply’. Blamed for
crime and disease, with ……. suffering from Typhus .Papers called it the ‘Irish……’
60,000
fever
Many Indian & ……….sailors were recruited for new steam ships as they would work
for lower wages &,due to racial prejudice, seen as more able to stand harsher conditions
African
Many Indians who migrated married local women, helping them settle.Though they
faced prejudice over time they integrated. In ……. a …….for Muslim Indians opened.
1890
temple
Trade from raw materials like … with west Africa for the soap industry saw sailors
from …………., Gambia and Sierra Leone- especially Kru ,on Liverpool trading ships
palm oil
ghana
Indian , Chinese & ……… sailors made up over ……… of sailors for Britain’s merchant
fleet by 1900 and so were crucial to trade and wealth.
50%
African
Liverpool from the ……. traded teas and silk from……………..& Shanghai. Chinese
settled and many married local women. Known for hard work & supporting families
1850’S
Hong Kong
Liverpool soon had the largest China …… in Europe. Chinese shops & cafes became
common. Today they are the largest non-white ethnic group in Liverpool
town
Irish migrant ………… ( ‘ the saint of the slums’ made superintendent of public baths.
Kitty Wilkinson
Names for many roads and areas , including …… come from
Ireland
Anfield
