Migration Flashcards
Why did the Huguenots leave france
Religious prosecution
When was St Bartholomeus day Massacre
1572
How many Huguenots died during the St Bartholomeus day Massacre
70k
When was the edict of Nantes
1598
When was the edict of Nantes abolished
1685
How many Huguenots fled to England
50k
In England what where Huguenots blamed for
Stealing jobs
How many now descend from Huguenots
3 million
In 1710 how many paper mills in England supplied 70% of the market
200
How many Americans died during the American revolution
25k
When was the Boston massacre
1770
How many died in the Boston massacre
3
When was the Boston tea party
1773
How many crates where dumped during the Boston tea party
392
When was the first American congress formed
1774
What was the decisive battle in the American revolution
The battler of York town
How many Americans moved to Canada
100k
How much debt did Britain have after the American revolution
80 million
Why did the American revolution begin
King George didn’t want to give America any representation in the British Government
where did the Vikings first land in England
Lindisfarne
How much did Aethered the unready pay Forkbeard to leave England
900k
How was England split up
into the heptarchy
When did the Vikings capture York
866
Where did Alfred win
The battle of Edington
What did Alfred split England into
The Danes law and England
Who does Aethelred marry in order to stop the Vikings using Normandy as shelter
The dukes sister Emma
Who dies during the St Bryce’s Day massacere
Forkbeards sister and a lot of Vikings
What was Edmonds and Cnut’s agreement
That whoever dies inherits the others land
What did Cnut create when ruling England
The north sea empire
Who does Cnut marry
Emma of Normandy
When does William of Normandy invade
1066
What battle does William win against the English
Battle of Hastings
What land did king Henry ii get
Normandy Anjou Maine Aquitaine Burgundy Britania
During the 100 year war what battles did england win
Crecy, Poitiers
What war did King Henry V win
Battle of Agincourt
What language did Henry V regect
French
What percent of Americans are native
0.7
What diseases killed native americans
small pox and measles
What idea was brought about to justify slavery
Racism
how much money was earned from the slave trade in 1769-1808
60 million
How many slaves did the royal African company transport
60k
What cities grew as a result of the slave trade
Liverpool, Bristol, glasgow
What was John Hawking’s job
naval commander, privateer and the father of the slave trade
What did Francis Drake do
Circumnavigate the globe
What belief did the American colonialists believe was outdated
The monarchy
What did the navigation acts in 1651-1673 do
Only let colonialists to trade with British ships
What did the stamp act do in 1765
Put higher taxes on Americans to fund the English war with France
What were the Indians in the British army called
Sepoys
When was the Enfield rifle created
1857
Why where the Enfield rifles disliked by the Indians
As you had to chew on a greased cartridge which contained beef and pork
How many troops where sent to stop the Sepoys rebelling against the use of Enfield rifles
70k
Why did Queen Victoria destroy the EIC
She respected the Indians for who they were and there religion.
How much railway did the british build in india
30000km
How many bridges did the british build in india
130k
What buildings did the british build in india
More industries, hospitals, schools
What indian words came into the english language
shampoo pjs
How did the british benefit from india
Money, tea, factories
Where did cecil study
oxford
What did cecil get a royal charter for
SAC
What company did cecil found
De Beers Consolidated mines
What idea drove cecil in africa
Ethic cleansing
What helped the british expand into africa
Vaccines for malaria
What idea drove expansion into africa
Social Darwinism
What was Africa rich in
Diamonds, Gold and other valuables
When was the suez canal complete
1869
When did Britian buy the suez canal
1875
What else did britian buy in Egypt
Post offices, Railways, and parts of Egypt
When did Britain bomb Alexandria
1882
In 1867 where was Gold found
orange free state
What policy was used in the second boar wars
scorched earth
How many where sent to fight in the boar wars
500k
What was used during the boar wars
Concentration camps
What was put in place in britain after the boer wars
Free school meals and liberal reform laws
What caused 1 million irish to migrate to England
the potato famin
What did the irish work as in england
Navies
What did navies do
build railways and canals
What were the irish blamed for
The spreading of disease
Why did the russian jews migrate
To escape persecution(pogroms)
What did russian jews found in england
M and s and tesco
What were rusian jews accused of
job stealing
What could people pay in to migrate to Britain
Hard labour
what did the world wars lead to for britain
Lots of debt
Why was britain called hypocritical after the world wars
as britain called soldiers from its empire to fight for britains independence
What did the building of schools in british colonies lead to
People becoming smart and learning about nationalism
What did Ghandi found in 1885
The Indian National Congress
What did Ghandi do
Peaceful strikes
What did britain do when they gave India independence
orginised a partition based on religion and forced migration
When did ghana gain independence
1957
Who did people want to be ghanas PM
Kwame
What did nasar believe in
pan arabasim
What did nasar want
the control of the suez canal
When did britian give up about the suez canal as a result of Public pressure
1956
What did the mao mao group do
attack white setelers
When did kenya get independence
1963
Who led kenya after they gained independance
kenyatta
When did the British nationality act happen
1948
What did the British nationality act allow
the common wealth citizens to legally migrate and get a british passport
What did the MP enoch powell believe
That black people would take over britian and kill all the whites
What did the Windrush help with
The TFL, NHS, and rebuilding Britain after the world wars
When was the immigration act
1962
What did the immigration act change
you needed a job lined up to come to britian
What shows a change of culture in England
the Notting hill carnival
When was the falkland wars
1982
What happened as a result of the falkland wars
people wanted to stay apart of the common wealth and more trade with england
What was the single market
One place to buy and sell goods
What did the eu allow
the freedom of movement
