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Migration: what was the impact of 18th and 19th century migration?

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  • Invasion, migration, and settlement

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In this unit, pupils learn about the impact of migration to and from Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. They learn about how the Industrial Revolution led to internal migration and look at the role of the Empire in stimulating migration.

This unit uses and builds on the previous key stage 4 unit which focused on early modern migration that affected Britain. Like the previous unit, it enriches and develops pupils' knowledge and understanding of the British Empire that they built in previous year 8 and 9 units. This unit prepares pupils for the next, where migration to and from Britain is examined in the modern era, in the years after the Second World War.

  1. The Industrial Revolution and internal migration
  2. European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries
  3. The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries
  4. Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century
  5. Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End
  6. Migration to 18th and 19th century Britain

  • Pupils will know that in from the late 17th century the British Empire began to span multiple continents.
  • Pupils will know that the Industrial Revolution brought significant change to Britain.

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