Immigration Timeline Cards (Lesson 2) Angles, Saxons and Jutes o Sometimes they are thought of as the ‘native’ people of Britain. In fact they were from northern Germany, the Netherlands and Southern Denmark. o They arrived in the 5th and 6th centuries. o They fought with the Vikings and pushed the Celts into the north and west of the country. o They were defeated in 1066 by the Normans. o Their language is the basis of modern day English: the words good, help, heaven, ship and give are derived from them. Bangladeshis o Islam is the main religion of this group. o Their country of origin was formerly known as East Pakistan. o Many came to Britain in the 1960s and 1970s. o The main languages spoken are Bengali, English and Sylheti. o They run many of Britain’s ‘Indian’ restaurants. ‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource 1 © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Eastern European o Came from Poland, Czech Republic and other Eastern European states. o UK government welcomed these immigrants, as there were many job vacancies that neeeded filling. o In 2005, 49,000 Polish citizens came to the UK, planning to stay for less than 12 months. Many decided to stay permanently. Chinese o Many work in the hotel and catering trade, and in mmedicine. o Thheir restaurants are very popular in British high streets. o Thhe majority in Britain originate from Hong Kong and came in the 1950s and 1960s. o Languages include English, Cantonese, Hakka and Mandarin. o Religious beliefs include Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Christianity.. Homosapiens o Thhey came from marshy regions exposed by the thawing Arctic snow at the end of the Ice Age. o Thheir settlers may have been cannibals. o Evidence suggests they first settled in Britain 25,000 years ago ‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource 2 © Stoockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Gypsies o Best known of the nomadic people in Britain. o They represent a range of nomadic peoples, which includes Roma, who came from India to Europe in the 14th century. o There are between seven and nine million across Europe. o They are often the subjects of persecution and Hitler ordered their mass murder during the period of Nazi rule in Germany. o In Britain, they are respected for their knowledge of horses. Jews o They settled in Britain from the 11th century after being offered royal protection, though they were frequently persecuted and expelled. o They were forbidden by the church to own land, employ Christians or to carry arms. o They founded the first banking, financial and insurance services in Britain. They founded “Marks & Spencer”. o They include the TV presenter Jonathon Ross. Vikings o They arrived in Britain from Scandinavia between 800 AD and 1100 AD. o As well as invaders, they were also traders who bought knowledge and expertise on arts and crafts, marine technology, exploration and trading skills. o They made the journey to North America about 500 years before its 'discovery' by Christopher Columbus. ‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource 3 © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police Pakistanis o The majority came to Britain in the 1950s and 1960s to work. o Islam is the predominant religion of this group. o Many went to work in the National Health Service, textiles, engineering and transport. o The main languages spoken are English, Urdu and Mirpuri. Celts o European groups of people who migrated to Britain until the 1st century BC. o Romans called them Gauls. o In Britain they were driven back by invading Angles and Saxons, and their culture centred on Scotland, Wales and the southwest of England. o Welsh and Gaelic are languages that were derived from them (and names like Avon, Thames and Leeds). Romans o They invaded Britain in 55 BC. o They derived the name Britain from Welsh. They called the island Britannia. o The tribes in Britain were influenced by many aspects of their civilisation ‒ legal and political systems, architecture and engineering. o A number of soldiers in their army were African and were the earliest known African settlers in Britain. o They left Britain in the 5th century as their empire began to collapse. ‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource 4 © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police African-Caribbeans o They came to Britain from from a range of islands. o Many of them fought for the allies during World War II, including 300 as aircrew and 5,500 as RAF ground crew. o After World War II London Transport encouraged thousands of them to come to England to fill jobs in transport. o The first group of Jamaicans to arrive after the war came in 1948 on a ship called the Empire Windrush. o A well-known figure from this community is Comic Relief’s Lenny Henry. ‘Prevent’ Teaching and Learning Resource 5 © Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Cleveland Police .