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Movement of peoples Flashcards

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1
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Types of global migrations of people to which it led

A
  • convicts
  • slaves
  • immigration
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Triangular trade

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Britain
↗️ ↘️
•tobacco/rice/cotton/sugar Manufactured goods
↗️ ↘️
Americas ⬅️ Africa
Slaves

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Number the stages of the journey (1,2,3) and then describe what happens at each stage

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  1. Britain sent ships to Africa to get slaves who were whipped and beaten if they didn’t obey orders.
  2. Slaves were brought to the Americas and were traded for goods.
  3. The raw materials were sent to Britain
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Why did Britain trade in slaves?

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For money

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Which two empires pioneered the Atlantic slave trade and when?

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Portuguese and Spanish

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Which groups of people benefited from the slave trade?

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  • plantation owners

* slave traders

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How did industrialisation create a growing need for labour in the new world?

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There was a demand for raw materials

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List 3 reasons why Britain’s jails became so overcrowded from the mid 1750s?

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  • There were so many crimes being committed because there was shortage of food
  • Even the smallest of crimes led to jail because the wealthy wanted a safe environment
  • Some people in the jails where also awaiting trial
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Explain why people of the time thought that transportation was a good idea

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  • They wouldn’t have to put up with criminals

* It also got rid of the convicts

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What happened in Britain and Ireland during the 1840s that increased the rate of emigration?

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Potato famine

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What happened in Australia during the 1850s that increased the rate of immigration?

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There were the gold rushes

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Most convicts were transported for what crime?

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Theft

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What was the average age of the convicts between 1788 and 1868?

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27 years

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List 3 factors that made life in Britain very difficult for people during the industrial revolution?

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  • low wages
  • cities were overcrowded
  • There weren’t many jobs
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List 3 advantages of emigration for the British government

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  • save money
  • provide labour
  • relieve Britain of the poor
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What were hulks, what were they used for and why?

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They are big ships that stay in the harbour and house criminals because the jails were overcrowded

17
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Briefly describe the conditions on a hulk

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The conditions were poor and overcrowded. A lot of people died or became seriously ill because of diseases on the ships. Some people created riots and committed suicide because the conditions were so bad.

18
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Active resistance

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  • Make a run for it
  • setting fire to the owners house
  • poisoning owners
  • taking weapons to fight slave owners
19
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Passive resistance

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  • pretending to be mad
  • working slowly
  • injuring plantation owners
  • deliberately ruining crops
20
Q

Stolen generations

- what is it?

A

Removal of aboriginal children from their families to be bred out

21
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Stolen generations

- perspective of government

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  • Thought they were giving the children a better life and future.
  • They thought that being black was bad and didn’t want the aboriginal blood anymore
22
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Stolen generations

- Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders perspective

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  • They were angry that their children were being taken away from them to marry ‘white’ men.
  • The children felt like products of the white men
  • They felt ashamed and rejected from their culture
  • Aboriginal children were told that their mother died or abandoned them.
23
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What was life like for people on the frontier in Australia?

- positives

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  • Could own land for free
  • opportunity to become wealthy
  • no pollution
  • not crowded
  • heaps of land
  • wide open spaces
  • no diseases
24
Q

What was life like for people on the frontier in Australia?

- negatives

A
  • adjusting to temperature
  • no doctors
  • no shops
  • droughts/floods
  • isolated/lonely
  • food was basic
  • clearing the land
  • safety - snakes, aboriginals
  • finding fertile land
25
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The industrial revolution led to…

A
  • labour for colonies producing the natural resources
  • demand for slaves
  • increased crime
  • inspired machinery

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