Africans Flashcards
By the 1750s there were about ………
black Africans in Britain. Many were from
families that had been here hundreds of years. Most arrived as …………
10,000 by 1750
servants
Thousands of Black Loyalists who fought for Britain in the ……… War of
Independence were taken to Canada & some ended up in London
American
1870-1900 – Britain added …… African colonies to its empire, including ……………… …….. Children of wealthy West African families migrated for education
Nigeria and modern Ghana
1870-1900 Britain added 16 colonies to its empire
West African sailors were recruited to ships trading in ……. from there that was key
to the growing … industry based in Liverpool. Some settled there . ( economic impact)
palm oil
soap industry in Liverpool
Some media representationn was positive of migrants. Many took an interest in Queen
Victoria’s ………… achievements , the West African Sarah Forbes ……….
Victoria
Sarah Forbes Bonetta (capture by west African king given to captain)
John ……, born in Liverpool, was London’s first elected Black politician as Mayor of
……………..in ..…
Archer
Battersea
1913
Thousands of Black Loyalists who fought for Britain ended up on the London streets
Partly to help , but also remove them, a settlement was set up …….., Sierra Leone
Free town but Sierra Leone was a Mosquito and cholera infested area
By 1800 around ….. Africans were living in London.Many were poor just like
almost everyone else. Some were wealthy and successful like the composer ……
15,000
Ignatius Sancho
Migrants were key to the campaign to abolish the slavery, wring pamphlets, books and
making speechces . For example , ,,,,,,,,,,,, –organised the ‘…….of Africa
Ottobah Cugonao
sons africa
Several leading members of the Chartist campaign for working class votes & rights
were migrants. Men like William….., President of the London ……
William cuffay
chartists