After the abolition of slavery, who received financial compensation from the British government?
Former enslaved people
Shipping companies
Slave owners
Why did many foreign seamen join merchant crews during the Napoleonic Wars?
Because so many ships had been sunk and seamen lost
Because they wanted to see the world
Because the British crews had been forced to join the Royal Navy
Which community settled around Ancoats in Manchester?
Irish
Italians
Eastern European Jews
How do we know that the black population was widely spread across Britain?
From parish records
From newspaper accounts
From autobiographies
What was the 'triangular trade'?
The movement of Irish migrants across the sea to England
The freedom foreign entrepreneurs had to start businesses in Britain
The system of trade that relied on enslaved Africans being transported across the Atlantic
Which community settled around Scotland Road in Liverpool?
Chinese
Italian
In what year was the Slavery Abolition Act introduced?
1833
1807
1757
What is internal migration?
When people migrate to join members of their family who migrated previously
When people migrate within the same country
When migrant people choose to live alongside those with whom they share culture and language
What is a trade union?
A market where different trades can display and sell their goods
An organisation of workers that fights for better pay and conditions
An agreement between countries that allows them to trade freely
When did the East India Company take control of most of India?
1857
1657