Alice Kinloch and the Victorian British Empire
I can explain why Alice Kinloch came to Britain and how she helped miners in Africa
Alice Kinloch and the Victorian British Empire
I can explain why Alice Kinloch came to Britain and how she helped miners in Africa
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Britain had an empire which meant it controlled a lot of places across the world, including countries in Africa.
- Towards the end of Victoria's reign, a woman called Alice Kinloch travelled a long way to come to Britain.
- Alice Kinloch was born in South Africa, and had come to Britain with an important mission.
- She wanted to speak out about the poor conditions that African miners faced when they worked to find diamonds.
- Alice helped to set up a group of people to speak up and help the miners in South Africa.
Keywords
Empire - when a country controls other groups of people or other countries, it has an empire
South Africa - South Africa is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa
Diamond - a diamond is a precious gemstone found deep under the earth's surface that has taken millions of years to form
Miners - miners are people who work in mines, digging for coal, metals or precious stones like diamonds
Common misconception
That 'South Africa' refers to the southern half of the continent of Africa.
'South Africa' is one single African country, which is located in the south of the continent of Africa. The south of africa (the part that sits in the southern hemisphere) covers a much larger area and includes 15 other individual African countries.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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