Palatines (1500-1700) Flashcards
1
Q
Why did German palatines come
A
I came due to poor harvest & war in 1709
2
Q
Many of us were farmers and unskilled so how many of ended up in camps on Blackheath?
A
12,000
3
Q
At first 20,000 was raised for us but welcome didn’t last how many of us moved to Ireland and New York
A
3,000 Ireland
3,000 New York
4
Q
Palatine German migrants were poor farmers. Lacking skills & after a poor
harvest in 1709 hostility grew. 1000s were deported to………….
A
Ireland
5
Q
Success was limited to a few supportive landowners like in Wexford
.
Many sailed for America- few survived- disease
Around how many of us came back to England
A
2/3
6
Q
Artists like Hans who came from Germany
A
Holbein
