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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, 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 recall that during the 16th and 17th centuries many people migrated to the Americas and forcibly removed indigenous peoples from their land.

Key Notes

• Exploration of the 'New World' took place under Elizabeth I and James I due to England's sea-faring capability.
• Many people migrated to the Americas for economic reasons and to take advantage of fertile farmland and fishing grounds.
• Nonconformists migrated to the Americas to escape religious persecution after the Reformation and English Civil War.
• Settler colonialists forcibly took land from the Native Americans; many of whom died from smallpox and violence.
• The settlers in America forged a new American identity after the colonisation of North America.

Vocabulary To Learn

• indigenous: indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area
• colony: a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country
• emigrated: having left one's own country permanently and gone to live in another one
• Native American: a member of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Most of the Native Americans were killed in battle by British colonists.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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