migration 1730-1900 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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when did the city of London ban black apprentices

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1730

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when did africans form 1% of Londons population

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1760

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when was the Somerset case

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1772

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4
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when was the American war of independence

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1775-1783

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5
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when was the Napoleonic war

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1803-1815

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when was the riot between Chinese and Indian sailors

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1806

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when was the abolition of slave trade in the British empire

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1807

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when was the slave rebellion is Barbados

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1816

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9
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when was the slave rebellion us Guyana

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1823

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10
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when was the slave rebellion in Jamaica

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1831

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when was the merchant shipping act

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1823

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12
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when were jews allowed to trade freely

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1830

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13
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when was the emancipation from slavery in British empire

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1833

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14
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when was the emancipation of slaves compensation

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1838

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15
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when was the highland clearances in Scotland

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1840

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16
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when was the famine in Ireland

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1840

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17
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when were Karl Marx and Engels granted asylum

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1840

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18
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When was there the first jewish MP

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1847

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19
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When was the Indian rebellion against EIC

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1857

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20
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who won against the Indian rebellion of eic

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Indians won and eic lost

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21
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when were jews allowed equal civil rights

22
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when was the naturalisation act

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in what year was germans the largest foreign born group

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when was the arrival of eastern European jews

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when was the yellow peril in England
1880
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when were there 20,000 Italian immigrants in England + wales
1881
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when was the merchant shipping act
1894
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who came and why - black Britain
africans were brought from the americas by their owners to work as servants - some fought for Britain against use
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who came and why - black Britain
africans were brought from the americas by their owners to work as servants - some fought for Britain against use
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what were their experiences - black Britain
most lived ordinary lives as working poor - some achieved status - some involved in emancipation
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how did England's relationship with the wider world affect African immigration
triangular trade involved purchased of millions of slaves to be trnapoirted to the
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what were their impact - black britain
key role as activists - majority worked as domestic servants or seamen
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who came and why - asian arrivals
many merchant settled in port cities - came from India, Malay , china, Yemen - Indian seaman were known as lascars
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what were their experiences -asian arrivals
most lived in boarding houses and segregated hotels - multi racial communities started to grow this caused tension and violence - the colour bar
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how did England's relationship with the wider world affect asian immigration
EIC expanded trade and exerted control - more merchant seamen were needed
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what were their impact - asian arrivals
multiracial and cultures existed - brought wealth and luxuries to England
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what were Indian AYAH
nannies to look after their children (England children )
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what were Indian AYAH
nannies to look after their children (England children )
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who came and why - migrant communities
hundreds and thousands migrated to industrials cities for work
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what were their experiences. - migrant communities
population grew cities became crowded - rise of working class + trade unions - lived in local communities i.e little italy
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how did England's relationship with the wider world affect immigration
Britain grew to be a superpower by conquest and trade - this pulled migrant workers from all over
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what were their impacts - migrant communities
britians power and wealth was dependent on migrant labour - mass migration caused tension
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why were there suddenly all these Indians - accidental migrants
because they didn't realise their job was only one way so they had to settle in Britain
43
when did the Suez Canal open
1869
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some of the reasons why Irish came over to Britain
collapse in agriculture - population boom - shortage of food land was unfairly distributed only one city , Belfast was being industrialised - not enough work poor harvest famine 1845-49 (potatoes)
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what jobs did Irish take on and where did they rest
IR all the dirty work -coal mines - gasworks they rested in overcrowded courtyards - disease spread rapidly
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what were the main tensions
PAY - low wages compared to British workers WORKERS RIGHT- put Irish in conflict with employers LIVING CONDITIONS -bad housing, poor sanitation CRIME - Irish blamed for crimes and often harassed by police POLITICAL UNREST - carried out bombings on police RELIGION - protestants saw catholicism as a foreign institution , promoted corruption
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German entrepreneurs thoughts
welcomed with open arms protestants rich white
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German migrant work seen today
schweppes leyland trucks chemical gains (ICI)
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what is denization law
granted by a letter from the king