Migrants: Impact (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period when migrants transformed Britain
Period when migrants transformed Britain
c1700-c1900 (18th and 19th centuries)
Olaudah Equiano's role in British society
Olaudah Equiano's role in British society
Anti-slavery campaigner; helped end slave trade (1807)
Year Parliament ended transatlantic slave trade
Year Parliament ended transatlantic slave trade
1807
Year slavery abolished in British Empire
Year slavery abolished in British Empire
1833
German thinkers who wrote Communist Manifesto in Britain
German thinkers who wrote Communist Manifesto in Britain
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Feargus O'Connor's political contribution
Feargus O'Connor's political contribution
Irish Protestant; edited Northern Star; supported Chartism
William Cuffay's background and role
William Cuffay's background and role
Father enslaved in Caribbean; chairman of London Chartists
First Jewish Member of Parliament (1850)
First Jewish Member of Parliament (1850)
Lionel de Rothschild
Irish navvies' contribution to infrastructure
Irish navvies' contribution to infrastructure
Built canals and railways
Michael Marks' background and business start
Michael Marks' background and business start
Polish Jewish immigrant; opened Leeds market stall in 1884
Marks & Spencer by 1900
Marks & Spencer by 1900
Had shops in all major British towns
Religious buildings for Jewish communities
Religious buildings for Jewish communities
Synagogues
Religious buildings for Muslims by 1900
Religious buildings for Muslims by 1900
Mosques (small number built)
Types of restaurants introducing new foods
Types of restaurants introducing new foods
Chinese, Indian and Jewish restaurants and cafes
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's background
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's background
Son of Black African father; celebrated composer