Starter quiz
- Complete the sentence: The ______ led to increasing migration from France to Britain in the 18th century.
- 'French Revolution' ✓
- Which occupations did many German migrants have when they came to Britain post 1714?
- doctors ✓
- bankers ✓
- teachers
- artists ✓
- politicians
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- Complete the sentence: For some French migrants, life in Britain was very different to life in France; for example, ______ de Montazet became a window cleaner.
- 'Marquis' ✓
- How did German migrants impact Britain culturally?
- A German hospital was opened in Hackney in 1845.
- By 1750, there were over 80 German-owned sugar refineries in the country.
- Handel composed the anthem for George II's coronation. ✓
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- How many Italians migrated to Britain between 1871 and 1881?
- 3000
- 40 000
- 750 000 ✓
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- Were did many Italian migrants settle?
- Portsmouth
- London ✓
- South Wales ✓
- North Wales
- Glasgow ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes a person’s right to be subject to laws that are only for the good of the community?
- 'civil liberties' ✓
- Which word describes a nurse, maid or nanny who is usually of Indian descent?
- 'ayah' ✓
- In what year did the Act of Union make Ireland a formal part of the United Kingdom?
- 1801 ✓
- 1833
- 1858
- 1829
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- Who was the first black Briton to vote?
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- Joseph Emidy
- Ignatius Sancho ✓
- George Africanus
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- Who is an example of an African migrant who had a significant impact on the British economy?
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
- George Africanus ✓
- Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree
- Joseph Emidy
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- Which act gave Irish people in England the right to vote?
- The Emancipation Act ✓
- The Papist Act
- The Act of Union
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- From the 1700s the British Empire began to expand, leading to increasing numbers of migrants from both Asia and Africa.
- The 1800s saw the rapid growth of the British Empire in Africa, leading to greater numbers of African migrants.
- Despite most migrants having negative experiences, there were a number of exceptions who lived successful lives.
- Migrants from across the empire had the greatest impact on politics and the economy.
Common misconception
Migrants from the Empire only includes those who travelled from as far as Asia and Africa.
As Ireland did not become part of Britain in 1801, many people considered Ireland a colony and therefore Irish migrants are often treated as migrants from within Britain's empire.
Keywords
Colony - somewhere under the full control of another country, usually occupied by settlers from that country
Transatlantic slave trade - the trade between Europe, West Africa and the Americas, where goods were exchanged for enslaved people who were sold onto plantations in European colonies
Civil liberties - a person’s right to be subject to laws that are only for the good of the community
Lascar - a sailor, usually from Britain’s colonies across Africa and Asia
Ayah - a nurse, maid or nanny who is usually of Indian descent