Year 10 - History
Jewish migrants in the early modern period
Migrants in Britain, c800–present
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the reasons for Jewish migrants coming to England, as well as the experiences and impact of Jewish migrants.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Jewish migrants were invited to England for purely economic reasons, just as they were under the Normans.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.
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.
2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'Reformation'
a movement in the 1500s that led to several European nations converting from Catholicism to Protestantism.
3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.
Mistake: Jewish migrants were invited to England for purely economic reasons, just as they were under the Normans. Correction: 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.
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- Case study: Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury Study Guide
- Case study: Huguenots Study Guide
- Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End Study Guide
- Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century Study Guide
- Case study: Viking York Study Guide
- England in the early modern period Study Guide
- European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries Study Guide
- Jewish migration in medieval England Study Guide
- Merchants and craftspeople in medieval England Study Guide
- Migration in medieval England Study Guide
- Migration to 18th and 19th century Britain Study Guide
- Migration to early modern England Study Guide
- Migration to modern Britain Study Guide
- Palatine refugees in the early 1700s Study Guide
- Post-war migration to Britain Study Guide
- Race relations in 20th century Britain Study Guide
- Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain Study Guide
- The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries Study Guide
- The end of empire, the Commonwealth and changing patterns of migration Study Guide
- The EU and changing patterns of migration Study Guide
- The Industrial Revolution and internal migration Study Guide
- The Norman Conquest Study Guide
- The Viking conquest Study Guide
- The World Wars and colonial migrants Study Guide
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