Migration in early modern England

Question 1

explain the factors that bring about change in England

Answer 1

religion- England became protestant and people saw it as a place to be safe from prosecution
economics- trade links with Europe, Africa and India and creation of trading companies, beginning of slave trade
government- stimulating trade, encouraging settlement, readmission of Jews and changes to law affecting migrants

Question 2

reasons Huguenots migrated to England

Answer 2

French Protestants wanted safety and welcomed by King Edward Vl -charter, they couldn’t work at their trades and businesses in France. Churches helped poorer refugees

Question 3

reasons Palatines migrated from Germany to England

Answer 3

poor farmers looking for a better life after wars

Question 4

reasons for Jewish migration to England

Answer 4

Cromwell’s council came up with a solution to allow Jews back into England - the law of the expulsion of Jews only applied to current Jews living in England not later on

Question 5

reasons for African migration to England

Answer 5

slavery was illegal in England and job opportunities as servants

Question 6

reasons Indians migrated to England

Answer 6

trade started and Ayahs came to make a fortune, Englishmen that work for the EIC brought their Indian families, job opportunities

Question 7

Experiences of Huguenots in England

Answer 7

they were very skilled e.g. in manufacturing, metalworking, woodcarving, spinning and weaving wool and silk, contributed to England’s economy

Question 8

experiences of Palatines in England

Answer 8

unskilled, poor and desperate. the government stopped helping, English people stopped their charitable support, deported to Ireland

Question 9

experiences of Jews in England

Answer 9

authorities gave permission for a large synagogue to be built, they found jobs such as merchants and bankers, dealers. still a lot of anti-semitism

Question 10

experiences of African migrants in England

Answer 10

there were many child servants as it was seen as fashionable to have a black one. example of African migrant is Reasonable Blackman who was a silk weaver and died in the plague

Question 11

experiences of Indian servants and sailors in England

Answer 11

lascars worked on ships and some servants were left on arrival ports while others were treated and respected

Question 12

economic impacts of Huguenots on England

Answer 12

boosted the cloth industry, helped bring religious tolerance, invested in the bank of England, boosted the fashion industry

Question 13

what impact did Jewish financiers and merchants make on the English economy

Answer 13

case study- Moses Hart was a Jewish merchant who helped finance the first ‘Great’ synagogue and tried to lose his Jewish identity so he could fit in. his daughter married a Frank and they lived in luxery

Question 14

what impact did Dutch migrants make on England

Answer 14

they were drainage and embankment engineers and they drained land and vast areas of fertile farmland was created. they straightened rivers, dug ditches, built windmills etc

Question 15

how did the Dutch working in the Fens change England?

Answer 15

the landscape changed, farming changed, crops changed, oil mills were built, new crops were planted, and new lakes were created

Question 16

explain migrant impact on language - culture

Answer 16

communication improved through printing. books were written and copied out by monks. Huguenots brought many new words with them

Question 17

explain impacts of migrants on fashion - culture

Answer 17

Huguenot silk industry made silk popular as a dressmaking fabric among the rich

Question 18

explain impacts of migrants on history - culture

Answer 18

Vergil wrote 26 books on English history and Privy Council ordered these books to be read in schools

Question 19

give an example of an artist and their impacts on England’s culture

Answer 19

Hans Holbein painted portraits of Henry Vlll and only rich people saw them. migrants became famous for their contribution to art and literature, brought diversity

Question 20

explain the case study of migrants in Sandwich

Answer 20

Flemish weavers build it’s trade and economy by setting up textile workshops and the cloth trade produced high quality cloth, they introduced new crops. later they set up businesses and English though they were taking jobs and many migrants left Sandwich

Question 21

explain the case study of migrants in Canterbury

Answer 21

Walloons created a successful cloth and weaving market and they developed new trades like silk dyeing and many more kept arriving to Canterbury

Question 22

case study: what impact did Huguenots have in Spitalfields

Answer 22

large workshops were established, variety of silks, highly skilled. Huguenot church was built in London

Question 23

importance of Huguenot churches

Answer 23

more tolerant attitude towards migrants they were seen as respectable, helped Huguenots keep their separate identity, created a connected thread within the community