Early Modern Migrations Quiz

What event in 1485 ended a long period of civil wars and struggles for the throne?

• The Battle of Hastings

• The Battle of Bosworth

• The Battle of Agincourt

• The Battle of Bannockburn

Which group faced laws that made it punishable by death to follow their lifestyle?

• Protestants

• Catholics

• Romani Gypsies

• Huguenots

What was the main cause of the 'Evil May Day' riots in 1517?

• Economic recession

• Anti-foreigner sentiment

• Religious persecution

• High taxes

Which monarch's reign saw England become a major Protestant nation?

• Henry VII

• Mary I

• Henry VIII

• Elizabeth I

Which group of refugees was welcomed in England after the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572?

• Romani Gypsies

• Huguenots

• Palatines

• Walloons

Which company set up a trading post in northwest India in 1600?

• The Royal African Company

• The East India Company

• The British South Africa Company

• The Hudson's Bay Company

What was the primary purpose of the Royal African Company established in 1660?

• Exploring new territories

• Trading spices

• Transporting enslaved Africans

• Trading textiles

Who allowed a small number of Jews to settle in England during the Protectorate?

• King Charles I

• Oliver Cromwell

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King James I

Which group of very poor refugees arrived in the Thames Estuary and faced resentment and repression?

• Romani Gypsies

• Walloons

• Palatines

• Huguenots

What was a significant factor in defining 'difference' in the sixteenth century?

• Language

• Faith and class

• Skin color

• Economic status