when a country develops heavy industries (for example, coal, steel) on a huge scale

to move from one part of a nation to another

The Industrial Revolution and internal migration

History

In this unit, pupils considered how far the expansion of the British Empire led to changing attitudes towards migrants and greater economic contributions from migrants. In ‘Migration: how far have migrants been welcomed in modern Britain?’, pupils will study how far attitudes towards migrants continued to shift as race played an increasingly significant role in the experiences of migrants.

In ‘Migration: how far was England changed by early modern migration?’ pupils studied how far drastic changes in the early modern world led to changes in the reasons for migration and the experiences of migrants. In this unit pupils will study how far the Industrial Revolution and expansion of the British Empire brought about further changes.

Migration: what was the impact of 18th and 19th century migration?

European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries

somewhere under the full control of another country,  usually occupied by settlers from that country

the trade between Europe, West Africa and the Americas, where goods were exchanged for enslaved people who were sold onto plantations in European colonies

a person’s right to be subject to laws that are only for the good of the community

a sailor, usually from Britain’s colonies across Africa and Asia

a nurse, maid or nanny who is usually of Indian descent

The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries

the act of being set free from legal, social or political restrictions

Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century

an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, usually used to refer to the persecution of Jewish migrants in the 1880s

Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

Migration: what was the impact of 18th and 19th century migration?

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