Starter quiz
- Who is believed to have started English involvement in the trade in enslaved Africans?
- Francis Drake
- Walter Raleigh
- Elizabeth I
- John Hopkins ✓
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- Which of these is the correct term to describe the movement of enslaved people from Africa to the Americas?
- voluntary migration
- refugees
- forced migration
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- Which word describes someone who is forced to work for no pay, and often considered the property of another person?
- 'enslaved person' ✓
- According to historical records, how many African people were living in England under the Tudors and Stuarts?
- 35
- 350 ✓
- 3500
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- Complete the sentence: Mary Filis was ______ in St Botolph’s Church in 1597.
- 'baptised' ✓
- Complete the sentence: Historical records show that some African servants even received ______ from the families they worked for.
- 'inheritance' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which word describes a form of Protestantism that believed that the Reformation needed to go further, and Protestants needed to strictly adhere to all core beliefs and practices?
- 'Puritan' ✓
- Which word describes a title given to someone who is awarded to honour of a knight?
- 'knighthood' ✓
- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Henry VIII broke with Rome.
- 2⇔Edward VI led further Protestant reform.
- 3⇔Mary I began a restoration of the Catholic Church.
- 4⇔Elizabeth I established a stable Protestant nation.
- 5⇔Puritanism became popular under the Stuarts.
- 6⇔The English Civil War ended with a Puritan government in control of England.
- 7⇔Jewish migrants were invited to migrate to England.
- Why was England seen as an increasingly tolerant nation?
- It attracted migrants fleeing Catholic persecution. ✓
- It attracted migrants fleeing Protestant persecution.
- It was equally welcoming towards Catholic and Protestant migrants.
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- Which of the following statements explains the religious 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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- Which of the following statements show positive 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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Key learning points
- Under Puritan rule, Jewish migrants were reinvited to England for religious and economic reasons.
- Jewish migrants were largely welcomed in the early modern period, with increasing protection from authorities.
- Some English merchants were hostile towards Jewish migrants as they feared they would bring competition.
- Jewish migrants in this period had the greatest impact on the built environment and culture in England.
Common misconception
Jewish migrants were invited to England for purely economic reasons, just as they were under the Normans.
In the early modern period, the rule of the Puritans meant that Jewish people were invited to England in 1655 for both religious and economic reasons.
Keywords
Reformation - a movement in the 1500s that led to several European nations converting from Catholicism to Protestantism
Puritan - someone who believes in a form of Protestantism that argued that the Reformation needed to go further and that Protestants needed to strictly adhere to all core beliefs and practices
Tolerant - showing willingness to accept or allow beliefs, opinions and behaviour that you may not agree with or share
Knighthood - a title given to someone who is awarded to honour of a knight
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