Migration c.1500–1900

Explain the reasons for the arrival of Africans in sixteenth-century England and their experiences.
Analyze the impact of the East India Company on migration, including Lascars and ayahs.
Discuss the growth of African communities due to trade and the British Empire.
Evaluate the experiences of Jews after readmission in 1656 and Protestant refugees like the Huguenots.
Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Irish and Scottish migration.
Assess the role of migrants in political movements such as Abolition and Chartism.
Explain the process of naturalisation and government legislation, including the 1870 Act.

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