Migration People And Empires Flashcards
When did the Vikings invade Lindisfarme?
793
Battle of Hastings Year?
- Normans And Vikings Migrated to Fight
Why did people go to America?
To seek religious freedom, to earn more money and grow tobbaco, cotton etc to then sell in England
When was Jamestown found?
1607
Edict of Fontainbleu? What and When?
This edict reversed the right to freely pray given by the Edict of Nantes. This meant 50,00 fled in 1685.
When did Puritans and Piligrims leave?
1630-41 80,00 left England. Piligrims wanted to seperate from the Anglican Church and Puritans wanted a more pure form of it
When did India send missionaries?
late 1800s to convince Hindus to convert
When was the Sepoy Rebellion launched?
9th May 1857. 85 invaded a jail and killed British and burned army camps so 70,000 British were sent to combat the strong Indians
Highland Clearances? When and Why?
1750-1850. Scots were pushed off by their English landlords to make way for prosperous sheep farming. The Scots left for NZ, Aussie, England and Ireland Etc
Why did people go to Jamestown?
Plantations, cash crops, gather resources to sell, open new markets due to the economic depression at the time
Why did Vikings invade England?
Space, Rich with Fertile Soil, Treasures
Boston Massacre. When?
5 March 1770
Boston Massacre. What?
Where a British soldier shot and killed 5 civilians during a mob protest
Boston Tea Party. What?
A protest where civilians poured 11000 pounds worth of tea into the harbour which angered the English
BTP. When?
December 1773
Why did America want independence?
Felt good on their own, Navigation Act, Taxation, Didn’t like the English way of Class System
Name the Taxes imposed
Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Act
What was the Navigation Acts
A rule that meant that America could basically only trade with Britain
When did the colonies declare themselves independent?
1776
How is the Sepoy rebellion significant at the time?
The abolishment of The EIC. Much nicer to India(Let them into parliament). Viceory was sent to rule
When was peace declared in India?
8th July 1858
Sepoy rebellion later?
intefered less with religion. gave rise to the campaign for independence in 1947 Better educations and more modernised with roads, railway etc
Sepoy Rebellion now?
Viewed as a positive now and rather than a rebellion, more a fight for independence. Created good relations which led to playing cricket, students studying abroad etc
Similarities between Viking and British arrivals
Both positive outcomes. Danelaw(9th century) established and America gained money and built the empire. both went in search of land. both went in search of money and economic reasons
