early modern- c1500-c1700

Question 1

how did religion change from 15-1700

Answer 1

catholic church was threatened by Reformation, Henry VIII became head of CofE, his kids all changed church as monarch.

Question 2

how did religion impact migration from 15-1700

Answer 2

increase in migration; migrants may have been forced out of their country due to their religion facing persecution

Question 3

how did the government change from 15-1700

Answer 3

stimulating trade; encouraging settlement; readmission of jews; changes of laws affecting migrants

Question 4

how did the government changing impact migration from 15-1700

Answer 4

increase in migration; migrants see england as more welcoming/ free to set up a new life

Question 5

how did trade and empire change from 15-1700

Answer 5

elizabeth I issued charter to set up EIC (cotton, silk, dyes, spices), charles II set up company of Royal Adventures , trading to africa for gold, silver, slaves.

Question 6

how did trade and empire changing impact migration from 15-1700

Answer 6

increase movement/exploration

Question 7

how did englands economy change from 15-1700

Answer 7

trade links with europe, africa, india; trading companies; slave trade

Question 8

how did economy changing impact migration from 15-1700

Answer 8

richer country- more migrants duh

Question 9

how did englands culture change from 15-1700

Answer 9

people stop believing in religion because of science, renaissance, development

Question 10

how did culture changing impact migration from 15-1700

Answer 10

big shift in christian country, non-christians more inclined to come, books variety/travel increased

Question 11

why did huguenots come to england from 15-1700

Answer 11

pull factors- edward VI invited Huguenots due to religion and skills, 24th july 1550 french protestant church london
push factors- 1572- france had a great massacre which killed 10,000 french protestants. 1685-louis XIV made protestants illegal in france

Question 12

why did palatines come to england from 15-1700

Answer 12

pull factors- 1709- Foreign Protestant Naturalisation Act (full civil rights if they swore oath to Crown), public raised £20,000 (generous)
push factors- bad harvests, series of wars between german states

Question 13

why did jews come to england from 15-1700

Answer 13

pull factors- 1656- cromwells council allowed them to build a synagogue , better job opportunites to be moneylenders, william III wanted to borrow money off them

Question 14

why did indians come to england from 15-1700

Answer 14

pull factors- easier to get a good job in england, ayahs/lascars
push factors- hard to get a good job in india

Question 15

why did africans come to england from 15-1700

Answer 15

pull factors- paid same wage as others, not salves under law, respected
push factors- 1568- spain were apart of muslim rebellion against catholic spanish government, ensalved by portuguese/escaped to england

Question 16

why did roma gypsies come to england

Answer 16

pull factors- visiting christian sites, safe place for refuge
push factors- wars in balkans, could not settle in central europe as they were discriminated against/ persecuted

Question 17

what were the experiences of huguenots 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 17

positive- range of skills/ expertise, good opportunity/likely to get a job, helped the economy, same religion (protestant)

Question 18

what were the experiences of palatines 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 18

negative- september 1709- 3000 deported to ireland, land was poor quality, hated by catholic irish majority, seen as strengthening english protestantism; did not have many skills/family/friends, english stopped charitable support, poor, 3000 died in voyage to new york to escape

Question 19

what were the experiences of jews from 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 19

in the middle- settled well, 1701 built a synagogue, had jobs as traders/bankers; some did not do so well, pedlars were poor/beggars

Question 20

what were the experiences of africans from 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 20

in the middle- fashionable to have black child servant, faced slight racism/slavery, easy to get job as they were skilled

Question 21

what were the experiences of indians from 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 21

in the middle- children used as servants, adults were either ayahs/lascars, came with families, had skills for employment

Question 22

what were the experiences of roma gypsies 15-1700 (positive or negative)

Answer 22

negative- did what they wanted, moved from place to place, regarded as vagrants, persecuted by law, treated with suspicion

Question 23

how did migration impact culture from 15-1700

Answer 23

Huguenots- silk industry affecting the rich; printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 increased communication, reading became more popular, books production increased, 1500- only 5 printers in England and they were all european, 1535- 2/3 booktraders were european.
jews/huguenots- new words.
Hans hablien visited in 1526-28 and painted Henry VIII and his wives

Question 24

how did migration impact agriculture from 15-1700

Answer 24

the dutch- 1630-40’s men worked on the Fen’s, land drainage in home country meant dutch engineers became valuable experts.
1630- cornelius vermuyden (dutch drainage + embankment engineer) invited by charles I to drain Fens, vast area of fertile farmland, straighened rivers, dug ditches, built embankments/sluices; 1642-4000 acres agricultural land

Question 25

how did migration impact banking from 15-1700

Answer 25

Huguenots- 1694- Bank of England, 10% of capital provided by 123 Huguenots, 7/25 directors were huguenots, they knew about investment/ national debt

Question 26

how did migration impact industry from 15-1700

Answer 26

Huguenots- kick started manufacturing industries;iron workers developed steel industry in sheffield; 1714 paper industry had 200 paper mills, boosted fashion industry, new fabrics such as silk demanded by rich

Question 27

how did migration impact economy from 15-1700

Answer 27

Huguenots- boosted cloth trade, money used to help british empire
Jews- not allowed to: attend universities, serve in army, work as lawyers; Lopes Suasso funded William III, Solomon de Medina financed duke of marlborough and rewarded with knighthood