Starter quiz
- Which word describes a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the pope as its head?
- 'Protestant' ✓
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Protestant Reformation
- 2⇔Henry VIII established small-scale plantations in Ireland - this failed.
- 3⇔Elizabeth I established small-scale plantations in Ireland - this failed.
- 4⇔Tyrone’s Rebellion
- 5⇔James VI of Scotland became James I of England.
- 6⇔The Flight of the Earls
- 7⇔The official and large-scale Ulster Plantations programme began.
- What were the consequences of the Ulster Plantations?
- Many Irish Gaels lost their homes and lands. ✓
- The urban landscape was reshaped with new villages.
- The traditional Brehon Laws were replaced by English laws. ✓
- Ulster became a Protestant region of Ireland. ✓
- Ulster continued as a Catholic region of Ireland.
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- What was one of the main causes of the Highland Clearances?
- Highlanders wanted assistance in migrating to other parts of the world.
- British monarchs wanted to stamp out Gaelic language and culture. ✓
- Highlands' land was poor quality so Highlanders were relocated for their benefit
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- What types of jobs were Highlanders forced into during the first phase of the Highland Clearances?
- restaurant owners
- kelp farming ✓
- fishing ✓
- sheep farming
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- Where did many Highlanders migrate to during the second stage of the Highland Clearances?
- Canada ✓
- Lowland cities ✓
- Australia ✓
- Coastal areas
- the United States
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes the movement of people into a new area or country?
- 'migration' ✓
- Which word describes a country or area under control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country?
- 'colony' ✓
- How much did Britain generate from the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the secondary industries that benefitted from the trade?
- c. £6 million
- c. £30 million
- c. £60 million ✓
- c. £100 million
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- Match the reason for migration to the migrant group.
- economic⇔enslaved Africans, Highlanders and Islanders of Scotland ✓
- religion⇔Puritans and other non conformists groups, Huguenots ✓
- government⇔Gaelic people of Ireland and Scotland ✓
- Roughly how many Puritans migrated to the American colonies between 1630 and 1641?
- 20 000
- 40 000
- 60 000
- 80 000 ✓
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- Which of the following advances in science and technology made the colonisation of North America possible?
- steam power
- lateen sails ✓
- magnetic compasses ✓
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- advances in mapmaking ✓
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Key learning points
- Economic interests were a strong motivation for the creation of English colonies.
- Enslaved people were forcibly transported to the Americas from West Africa in order to increase profits in the colonies.
- Religious persecution was an important reason for migration during the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Migration during this time had a profound impact on national identities in America, Ireland and Scotland.
Common misconception
Westward migration always refers to migration to the Americas.
Westward migration also includes the migration of Protestant settlers from Great Britain to Ulster.
Keywords
Enslaved people - people who have been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person; sources often refer to them as slaves
Colony - a country or area under control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
Migration - the movement of people into a new area or country
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