Migration to Britain from India

What was the British East India Company?

• A slave trading company that transported slaves from the West coast of Africa to the Americas.

• A tea trading company in India that started in the 1600s as part of the British Empire. It traded across Asia.

• A tea trading company that transported goods only from India to Britain.

• A tea trading company in India that started in the 1800s as part of the British Empire. It traded across Asia.

Why did more and more British people begin to live in India during the 1700s and 1800s?

• Religious reasons: They were fleeing persecution in Britain.

• Environmental reasons: They were finding somewhere with more food than in Britain.

• Economic reasons: They were making lots of money from the East India Company so set up trading posts in India.

• Social reasons: As more and more workers for the East India Company moved to India people moved to be with friends.

When did the British government take direct control of India?

• 1833

• 1857

• 1858

• 1876

Who were the lascars?

• Women who were employed to be the nannies of rich British families living in India.

• Indian sailors who did not like the East India Company's trading boats.

• The nickname for the wealthy workers of the East India company when they returned to Britain.

• Indian sailors who would work on the trading boats of the East India Company.

Who were the nabobs?

• Women who were employed to be the nannies of rich British families living in India.

• Indian sailors who did not like the East India Company's trading boats.

• The nickname for the wealthy workers of the East India company when they returned to Britain.

• Indian sailors who would work on the trading boats of the East India Company.

Who were the ayahs?

• Women who were employed to be the nannies of rich British families living in India.

• Indian sailors who did not like the East India Company's trading boats.

• The nickname for the wealthy workers of the East India company when they returned to Britain.

• Indian sailors who would work on the trading boats of the East India Company.

By 1813, how many lascars lived in Britain?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 100,000

Why did the lascars (sailors) end up living in Britain?

Choose two.

• They were treated very well by the East India Company.

• They were sometimes abandoned by the British Captain of their ship.

• They were freed from slavery so travelled to Britain to find a new life.

• If the weather was too bad to sail, they would end up staying for a long time in port cities like Bristol.

Why did the ayahs (nannies) end up living in Britain?

• They were freed from slavery so moved to Britain for a better life.

• The ayahs were sometimes abandoned by the East India Company in Britain so had to saty.

• The rich families that they worked for moved back to Britain and brought the ayahs with them.

• They were treated very well by the East India Company.

How did the lascars (sailors) begin to adapt to their new environment in Britain?

Choose two.

• Their communities grew as they married British women and had children.

• They began to teach Indian words to the British.

• They began to open up their own trading company.

• They brought Indian cooking to the port cities and opened hostels for sailors to stay.