Free Soil

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Migration to Britain c.1000–2010.

Definition

The legal principle that English law did not recognise the status of a 'slave', meaning an individual became legally free upon arrival in England.

Exam Context

Free Soil appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 and Migration c.1500–1900.

British Thematic Studies Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 Migration c.1500–1900

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

African Migration and Communities (c.1500–1900)

Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 • Migration c.1500–1900

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