Migration & The People Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• liverpool : key 19th century city attracting irish migrants after the potato famine
• american revolution : conflict from 1775–83 that ended in independence for thirteen colonies
• refugees : term for people forced to leave their country due to war, persecution or disaster
• jamaica : caribbean island where many enslaved africans were taken by the british
• normans : people from northern france who conquered england in 1066
• huguenots : french protestants who fled persecution in the late 17th century, settling in england in large numbers
• convicts : many early settlers sent to australia under penal transportation were _
• kenya : place in east africa incorporated into the british empire, important for indian migration
• puritans : religious group facing persecution in england, some fled to america
• boston : city in massachusetts known for a famous 1773 “tea party” protest
• empire wind rush : 20th century ship bringing migrants from the caribbean to britain
• commonwealth : political and economic group of former british colonies, source of significant post-ww2 migration
• pogroms : 19th century anti-jewish attacks in russia and eastern europe prompting migration
• vikings : the medieval term for scandinavian raiders and settlers in britain
• plantation : movement of forced settlement from england and scotland into ireland
• magnacarta : the medieval document signed by king john in 1215