Lascars and the growth of Indian, Chinese and African communities (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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What were lascars?
What were lascars?
Sailors/militiamen employed on European ships
Lascars employment period
Lascars employment period
16th century to mid-20th century
Lascars' WWI role
Lascars' WWI role
Replaced British seamen drafted into Royal Navy
Port cities with lascar communities
Port cities with lascar communities
Glasgow, Cardiff, London, Hull, Liverpool, South Shields
Year of anti-lascar violence
Year of anti-lascar violence
1919
Why were tensions high with lascars after WWI?
Why were tensions high with lascars after WWI?
Lascars worked for lower wages than British seamen
Lascar agreement duration
Lascar agreement duration
Up to 3 years
Vasco da Gama's pilot to India, 1498
Vasco da Gama's pilot to India, 1498
A lascar
Navigation Acts year
Navigation Acts year
1660
Navigation Acts British crew requirement
Navigation Acts British crew requirement
75% of crew must be British
Why did Britons employ Asian servants?
Why did Britons employ Asian servants?
Fashionable status symbol
Asian servants treated as
Asian servants treated as
Property
Asian servants limited in Britain until
Asian servants limited in Britain until
Middle of 1700s
What were ayahs?
What were ayahs?
Indian nannies for masters' children in India
Some ayahs' treatment in England
Some ayahs' treatment in England
Abandoned upon arrival