indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area

a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

having left one’s own country permanently and gone to live in another one

a member of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

The colonisation of North America

History

This unit will help students to understand the nature of the British Empire and the financial benefits it provided. It will also provide a basis for understanding the relationship between Britain and the Caribbean when studying Windrush. This unit will contribute to the unit on 19th century America. 

Pupils will understand the nature of the British Empire from their study in  Year 9. Pupils will understand the nature of the transatlantic slave trade and the triangular trade from their study in Year 9. 

Migration: what caused westward migration from the 16th to the 18th centuries?

the trade from the 16th to 19th centuries that transported enslaved African peoples to the Americas

an area of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour

a person who has been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person; sources often refer to them as slaves

a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

the group that supported America during the American Revolution

being able to do things for yourself and make your own decisions

the group that supported Britain during the American Revolution

a set of rules and law relating to the government of a country

The War of Independence

a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the Pope as its head

a religious group of French Protestants who migrated to Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries

a member of the Western Church who does recognise the pope as its head

Huguenot migration

a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the pope as its head

in Ireland, an area settled by English and Scottish families

a person of Celtic origin who speaks Gaelic, which was a language spoken in parts of Scotland and Ireland

Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances

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

a country or area under control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

the movement of people into a new area or country

Migration: what caused westward migration from the 16th to the 18th centuries?

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.