Emigration from the British Isles
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- Created on: 05-07-21 12:15
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- Emigration from the British Isles
- The Pilgrim Fathers
- Under Elizabeth I England was Protestant. A small group of Puritans felt they were being persecuted so left for Holland.
- In the summer of 1620 the group set sail for Virginia with the aim to set up their own community.
- They faced a difficult journey on the Mayflower and got blown much further north than Virginia.
- When they arrived 3 months later many of them were suffering from scurvy due to a lack of vitamin C.
- Many of the Native Americans had died by this point due to diseases from European settlers.
- The Pilgrim Fathers took food from offerings on Native American graves and used their houses.
- They were attacked by some remaining Native Americans but they drove them away.
- Half of the Pilgrim Fathers died in the first winter. Those who survived befriended some Natives.
- A successful harvest in 1621 was marked with a special meal now known as Thanksgiving.
- More Puritans left England to join the new community. By 1640, 20,000 had arrived and Boston was created.
- Canadian Scots
- In the 18th century the British government sold a large piece of Canadian land, Nova Scotia or 'New Scotland' to 2 Scottish businessmen.
- The businessmen encouraged many Scottish families to go and work for them in 1773.
- The journey to Canada was long and diseases spread quickly. 18 children died of dysentery or smallpox on The Hector.
- A thriving timber industry was developed which began exporting to Britain.
- By the end of the 19th century over 250,000 Scottish people were in Canada.
- The Irish Potato Famine
- The 19th century saw mass emigration from Ireland due to hardship. Most Irish farmers were poor and lived off a simple diet with potato being a staple.
- In 1845 the harvest failed due to a potato blight. By 1849 over 1 million people had died from starvation or starvation related illnesses.
- Over 4 million Irish people emigrated, mainly to the USA.
- 150,000 Irish settled in England, mainly Liverpool and Manchester.
- Those who went to America had to pay £200 a ticket (in todays money) and that only brought 1 bed in a small cabin.
- Most families could not afford to all go so one person went and sent money home.
- When arriving in America they had to undergo health inspections on Ellis Island. Anyone found unfit for work was sent home.
- The Pilgrim Fathers
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