Starter quiz
- Which word describes someone who is learning a new skill from an experienced worker?
- 'apprentice' ✓
- Match the type of early modern migrant to where they come from.
- Flemish⇔One of several German groups from Flanders ✓
- Walloon⇔One of several German groups from Flanders and some surrounding areas ✓
- Where in England did William Cecil first invite Flemish migrants to?
- Sandwich ✓
- Canterbury
- London
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- In what ways was the experience of Walloon migrants more positive than experiences of Flemish migrants?
- Supported by authorities to set up their own French-speaking schools
- Supported by authorities to set up their own French-speaking churches ✓
- Given permission to settle in Canterbury with no restrictions on numbers ✓
- Given permission to settle in Sandwich with no restrictions on numbers
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- Which of the following are examples of negative experiences Walloon migrants had in early modern England?
- Local people resented weavers who took on work outside of cloth-making
- London silk weavers complained about the competition brought by the migrants ✓
- The number of migrants in Sandwich was limited to 250-300
- From 1585, migrants were limited to those escaping religious persecution ✓
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- Which of the following statements show the impact of Flemish and Walloon migrants on England?
- French became the language of the English aristocracy.
- Several words in the English language originate from Flemish. ✓
- By 1718, French speaking migrants had opened around 30 churches. ✓
- Hundreds of motte and bailey castles were erected across the country.
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes money or property given from one person to another after their death, usually given to their nearest relative?
- 'inheritance' ✓
- Which keyword describes someone sent to represent their nation in another country?
- 'ambassador' ✓
- Complete the sentence: England's role in the Slave Trade increased the number of African migrants in England.
- 'Transatlantic' ✓
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Portugal and Spain established a system of enslaving and transporting Africans.
- 2⇔John Hawkins' expedition to West Africa
- 3⇔first direct English involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- 4⇔increasing numbers of African migrants settled in England as ‘unfree’ servants
- Which of the following were jobs African migrants did in England in the early modern period?
- deep-sea divers ✓
- ambassadors ✓
- ‘unfree’ servants ✓
- monarchs
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- What does the life of John Blanke reveal about African people living in England in the early modern period?
- Some migrated for reasons other than the Transatlantic Slave Trade. ✓
- All migrated as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
- Not all worked as ‘unfree’ servants in low paying jobs. ✓
- Some married English people. ✓
- All worked as ‘unfree’ servants in low paying jobs.
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Key learning points
- England's role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade increased the number of African migrants in England.
- Most African migrants in early modern England lived as ‘unfree’ servants.
- Some historical records show African migrants being baptised and working in various jobs, usually in large port cities.
Common misconception
All African migrants in the early modern period were 'unfree' servants.
While many African migrants were 'unfree' servants, there were also free men and women who worked in other jobs - for example, John Blanke and Mary Fillis.
Keywords
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
Enslaved person - someone who is forced to work for no pay, and often considered the property of another person
Inheritance - money or property given from one person to another after their death, usually given to their nearest relative
Ambassador - someone sent to represent their nation in another country
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