Starter quiz
- Which word describes a movement in the 1500s that led to several European nations converting from Catholicism to Protestantism?
- 'Reformation' ✓
- Which word describes showing willingness to accept or allow beliefs, opinions and behaviour that you may not agree with or share?
- 'tolerant' ✓
- Which group of migrants were reinvitied to England by Puritan rulers in 1655?
- Walloon migrants
- Jewish migrants ✓
- African migrants
- Flemish migrants
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- Which of the following statements show negative experiences for Jewish migrants in England in the early modern period?
- Some had successful businesses.
- There was opposition amongst English merchants who feared the competition. ✓
- King Charles II upheld and extended Cromwell’s invite to Jewish migrants.
- King Charles II received several petitions to overrule Cromwell’s decision. ✓
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- Which of the following statements explains the economic reasons for Jewish migration?
- Puritans believed that Jewish people needed to be converted to Christianity.
- Puritan leaders wanted the opportunity to help rebuild the English economy. ✓
- Many Jewish migrants had improved the Dutch economy when they moved there. ✓
- England had become a stable Protestant nation since Elizabeth I's rule.
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- In what ways did Jewish migrants have an impact on early modern England?
- The number of French-speaking churches rapidly increased.
- The number of synagogues rapidly increased. ✓
- Judaism became an increasingly popular religion in England. ✓
- Hinduism became an increasingly popular religion in England.
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes to be given the same rights as a citizen of a nation?
- 'naturalise' ✓
- Which group migrated to England in small numbers in the 1550s and then in larger numbers in 1685?
- Jewish migrants
- Walloon migrants
- African migrants
- Huguenot migrants ✓
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- Which event led to around 50 000 Huguenots migrating to England in the 1680s?
- the revoking of the Edict of Protestants
- the revoking of the Edict of Nantes ✓
- the revoking of the Edict of Henry IV
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔The Reformation began in Germany
- 2⇔Increasing numbers of people converted to Protestantism
- 3⇔The first group of Huguenots migrated to England
- 4⇔The French King Louis XIV revoked religious tolertation
- 5⇔Between 40 000 and 50 000 Huguenots settled in England
- Which of the following statements explains how the Huguenot migrants were financially supported?
- In 1709, an act to naturalise all Protestant migrants was passed.
- William III and Mary II raised £39 000 to help resettle the refugees. ✓
- Catholic churches raised £39 000 to help resettle the refugees.
- In 1711, the act to naturalise all Protestant migrants was revoked.
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- Complete the sentence with the missing information: In ______ the Bank of England was set up with Huguenot sponsors giving __________ of the £1.2 million used to open the bank.
- 1684
- 1694 ✓
- £104 000 ✓
- £194 000
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Key learning points
- Tens of thousands of Huguenot migrants settled in England in the 1680s as a result of religious persecution in France.
- Most Huguenots had positive experiences as they were wealthy migrants who received great protection from the monarch.
- Huguenots migrants had the greatest impact on the English economy, although they also impacted English culture.
Common misconception
Huguenots had to settle in England as it was the only Protestant nation in Europe.
Huguenots were looking to flee to a safe Protestant nation, and England became the choice for around 50 000 Huguenots as it was known to be more tolerant - not because there were no other nations where Huguenots could settle.
Keywords
Naturalise - to be given the same rights as a citizen of a nation
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