Migration in nineteenth and eighteenth century Britain Flashcards
why did enslaved Africans migrate?
no choice-slaves 1833
Brought to Britain to work for rich white families
voyages
kidnapped by slave traders
why did Lascars migrate to Britain?
work opportunities
why did Internal Migrants migrate to Britain?
potato famine
farming skills not used
seasonal labours
highland clearances
wanted to help with industrial revolution
why did Jewish migrants migrate to Britain?
pogroms - anti semitism for example aaron lieberman
welcomed - establishe a Jewish community, Jewish board of Guardians
what was the response in Britain for Africans?
Abell got a gravestone when he died in 1717
Equiano was able to publish autobiography
what was Britains response to Lascars?
given wages much lower than Europeans
less space
unhygenic
crowded conditions
what was Britains response to internal migrants?
‘swarms of lotus’
‘filth vice and pestilence’
after diseases of chlorea and typhus arose and 15000 were deported back to Ireland
what was Britains response to Jewish?
Jewish board of guardians
Jews dont work on Saturdays
work for lower wages
were threats
what impact did enslaved africans have in Britain?
abolitionist campaign- Equiano book
contribution to econonomy eg liverpool made a fortune
what impact did lascars have in Britain?
improved British Navvies
helped economy
what impact did Internal migrant have?
helped with industrial revolution
pened cafes,restaurants, ice creams - Italians
Burton and Burton - Jewish Monatague Burton
Marks and Spencers - Micheal Marks, Jewish
What impact did Jewish migrants have?
Yiddish theatre
Markets in Petticoat lane
Jewish jewellery shops
diets change - kesher food
