Early African and Indian migrants to Britain (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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When did Henry VIII order parish registers?
When did Henry VIII order parish registers?
1538
Number of Africans in early parish registers
Number of Africans in early parish registers
15 people
Meaning of 'blackamoor'
Meaning of 'blackamoor'
Person from Africa
England's first major slave trader
England's first major slave trader
John Hawkins
Number of slaves Hawkins obtained in 1562
Number of slaves Hawkins obtained in 1562
Around 300
Year of Hawkins' raid on Portuguese ships
Year of Hawkins' raid on Portuguese ships
1562
% of Barbados as sugar plantations by late 1660s
% of Barbados as sugar plantations by late 1660s
80%
Number of slaves in Barbados in 1645
Number of slaves in Barbados in 1645
5,500
Number of slaves in Barbados in 1698
Number of slaves in Barbados in 1698
42,000
% of Barbados population who were slaves by 1710
% of Barbados population who were slaves by 1710
80%
When more Africans arrived in Britain as servants
When more Africans arrived in Britain as servants
After 1640
Definition of Ayahs
Definition of Ayahs
Indian nannies who looked after their masters' children
When did Indian migrant numbers remain limited until?
When did Indian migrant numbers remain limited until?
Middle of the 1700s
Definition of Huguenots
Definition of Huguenots
Protestants living in Catholic France in 17th century
Definition of Palatines
Definition of Palatines
Poor German Protestants who fled to England in early 1700s