a member of the Dutch population which settled in southern Africa in the late 17th century

the strategy of destroying crops and other resources to prevent their falling into enemy hands

a camp for detaining prisoners, usually political prisoners

the theory that the concept of natural selection applies to human societies and race

Cecil Rhodes and the Boer War

History

The arrival of the Vikings

The Danish conquest

The Norman conquest (1066)

Angevin Empire

The Hundred Years' War

Impact of conquest and settlement on medieval Britain

The colonisation of North America

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The War of Independence

Huguenot migration

Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances

Factors causing westward migration

The origins of British rule in India

The Indian Rebellion

The impact of British rule in India

The scramble for Africa

What sources can tell us about the expansion of Empire

Irish migration to Britain in the 19th century

Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries

Movement within the British Empire

The impact of imperial propaganda in the 19th century

The impact of the World Wars on migration to and from Britain

Impact of empire on migration in and out of Britain

The end of the British Empire in the 20th century

Post war migration to Britain: The Windrush generation

Post war migration to Britain: Migration from East Africa

Post war migration to Britain: The Falklands

The impact of the EU on migrant experiences in Britain

Experience of post-WW2 migrants in Britain

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.

Thematic Studies

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Which word describes the strategy of destroying crops and other resources to prevent their falling into enemy hands?

Which word describes the theory that the concept of natural selection applies to human societies and race?

Who made a fortune from gold and diamond mines in South Africa and gained political power there?

Boer territories were declared independent of the British Empire.

Boer territories were incorporated into the British Empire.

This marked the formal end of the Boer Wars.

This marked the formal beginning of the Boer Wars.

In which year did the Cape Colony, Natal and Boer states merge to form South Africa, extending British control over Africa?

They led to an increase in the number of Boer migrants to Britain.

The poor health of returning soldiers prompted social reforms.

The devastating defeat for the British prompted the end of the Empire.

They led to a reduction in the number of colonies Britain possessed.

Which word describes to divide into parts?

In which year did Britain buy shares in the Suez Canal?

Which of the following were vast African resources that explorers and missionaries told stories of in the 19th century?

What name is often given to the European powers' division of Africa at the Berlin Conference?

Complete the sentence with the missing word: The impacts of colonial rule in Africa include the disruption of African traditions and the exploitation of Africa's natural resources.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Cecil Rhodes and the Boer War

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.