Indians in the early modern period

• History
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Who was John Blanke?

Was slavery legal in England during this time?

1. Only for Africans
2. No, it was illegal
3. Yes, it was legal

What was fashionable among the rich?

1. Selling tobacco
2. Having black servants
3. Owning plantations

How many enslaved Africans were transported?

1. One million
2. Over a quarter of a million
3. Half a million

Did African people intermarry in England?

1. Yes, they intermarried
2. Only with other Africans
3. Only with royalty
4. No, they did not

How were African people viewed in Tudor England?

1. Outcasts
2. Accepted in society
3. Criminals
4. Slaves

What law did Queen Elizabeth refuse to sign?

1. Law to restrict trade
2. Law to ban intermarriage
3. Law to expel black people
4. Law to tax black people

Who was a trumpeter in Tudor England?

1. John Blanke
2. William Shakespeare
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Reasonabel Blackman

In the medieval period, where did people believe 'Indians' came from?

1. India
2. Middle East (Turkey/Israel/Syria)
3. North Africa
4. Europe

Why did 'Indians' migrate in the medieval period?

1. Escape the Crusades
2. Escape religious persecution
3. To work as servants
4. To work as merchants

Who was John Blanke?

1. An African trumpeter for Henry VIII
2. An African silk weaver
3. An African slave
4. An African merchants

Why did Africans migrate to Britain in the period 1650-1700?

1. Jobs
2. Enslavement
3. Safety
4. Religious persecution

Elizabeth I expelled Africans from Britain.

1. True
2. False

Why did Indians migrate to Britain in the early modern period?

1. Brought by British traders as servants
2. Brought by British traders as slaves
3. Brought by British traders as workers
4. Brought by British traders as property

How were Indians treated by the wealthy?

1. Given expensive rewards and benefits
2. Given houses to live in
3. Given terrible punishments like hanging
4. Given poor conditions in which to live

How were Indians treated by the English servants?

1. Faced discrimination
2. Accepted as they shared same conditions
3. Intermarried with the servants
4. Treated as the lowest members of society

What can you see happening in the picture?

What does this suggest about Indian servants?

Why are Indian servants shown in this way?

What can you see happening in the picture?

What does this suggest about Indian servants?

Why are Indian servants shown in this way?

How do the paintings show attitudes towards Indian child servants?