History Flashcards
When did the anglo-saxons arrive
450 AD
When did the normans arrive
1066
When did the vikings arrive
800 AD
When did the romans arrive
43 AD
When did the celts arrive
500 BC
What did the anglo saxons introduce
-They made our days of the week
-They were excellent farmers
-They named lots of our counties
What did the normans introduce
-They gave us around 10,000 words for our dictionary
-They built five castles, churches and cathedrals
-They introduced deer, pheasants and rabbits
What did the vikings introduce
-They united the country under one king
-They made a peace agreement for a number of years
What did the romans introduce
-Our road designs are based on roman roads
-We use many of their words
-They introduces coins, wines and some food
What did the celts introduce
-They introduced soaps and perfumes
-They farmed the lands
-They built forts
When did the vikings invade
865 AD
When did the French Heguenots arrive
1572 AD
When did the Irish immigrants move
1840 AD
In the days of the empire, what countries did India mean
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Burma
When was there a huge rebellion against foreigh rule in India
1857 and then Britain put it under direct rule
When did the Empire Windrush come over
1948
When did the Empire Windrush come over
1948
Where did the empire windrush dock
Tilbury docks in London
How many people were on the empire windrush
492
When was the british nationality act passed and what did it do
In 1948 meaning people in the commonwealth had a british passport and could live and work in the UK
Were the windrush generation welcomed and did they get good jobs
They weren’t welcomed and they got the low paying jobs
When were the racial attacks and where
In Nottingham and Notting hill in 1958
When did british traders go to Infia to do what
1600s to buy and sell spices, dyes and textiles
What were lascars
They were south asian sailors who usually settled in portside towns
What were ayahs
They were childrens ‘nannies’ and servants of wealthy british families
Why did south asians come to britain
-Violence in south asia after the war
-They qualified for british passports
-Suffered from terrible natural disasters so it was their only way out
When did Enoch Powell make a speech on immigration that got him arrested
1968 which got him arrested Rivers of Blood speech
When did the government pass the commonwealth immigrants act and what did it do
In 1962 and said only skilled craftsmen could enter the UK
When were the national front formed and how many supporters did the get by 1970
1967 and 10,000 supporters
When was the race relations act passed and what did it do
In 1965 and made discrimination illegal in public places
When was the commonwealth immigration act passed and what did it do
1968 and immigrants had to show a close connection with the UK
When was the second Race relations act passed and what did it do
In 1968 and discrimination about housing or employment was illegal
When did the national front have 20,000 supporters
1974
When was the immigration act passed and what did it do
1971 and you could come over with having a parent or grandparent already here
What was wrong with the voting systems and when
1820
-Rotten boroughs: no one living there but 2 mps
-Only men can be mps
-Nobody under 18 and no women
-Mps are poor so only the rich vote
-Landlords control and bribe peoples vote
-The unelected house of lords is more powerful than the elected house of commons
What was the peterloo massacre and when did it take place
In August 1819 in Manchester where Henry Hunt spoke to 50,000 but got arrested and others were hurt too. All working class people against the government
When did some of the suffragists devide to change tactics to what
1905 to suffragetes
