The Story Of The Clearances

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THE STORY OF THE CLEARANCES

WHO?

WHEN?

WHERE? THE CLEARANCES

1. Who were the Highlanders? 2. Who were the people stopped by the Highlanders to raise sheep and to make a great profit? 3. Who were the people forced to move their houses and to leave Scotland in order to live in the USA or Canada? 1. When did "the Clearances" take place? 2. When did the "the Clearances" reach their highest point? 3. When did the crofters get the right to, effectively, buy their farms in Scotland? 1. Where did the Highlanders reside in the eighteen century? 2. Where were many Highlanders obliged to move to? 3. Where did 22,ooo Highlanders go between 1825 and 1838? 1. What was specific for the Highlanders?

WHAT?

HOW?

WHY?

2. What happened after almost 80 years of persecution? 3. What was atrocious about the emigrant ships? 1. How were the Scottish Highlanders different from other British people? 2. How did they make their living? 3.How did the Highlanders protest? 1. Why did the landlords want to raise sheep? 2. Why did the Highlanders have to move off their land and their family homes? 3. Why did many Highlanders have to move to the USA or Canada?

WHO?

1. Who were the Highlanders?

The people who lived in the mountainous areas and islands along the west coasts of Scotland.

2. Who were the people stopped by the Highlanders to raise sheep and to make a great profit?

The landlords.

3. Who were the people forced to move their houses and to leave Scotland in order to live in the USA or Canada?

The tenant farmers.

WHEN?

1. When did "the Clearances" take place?

1780-1850

2. When did the "the Clearances" reach their highest point?

1825-1838

3. When did the crofters get the right to, effectively, buy their farms in Scotland?

1976

WHERE?

1. Where did the Highlanders reside in the eighteen century?

On small cattle farms called crofts.

2. Where were many Highlanders obliged to move to?

To the USA and Canada.

3. Where did 22,ooo Highlanders go between 1825 and 1838?

Nova Scotia

WHAT?

1. What was specific for the Highlanders?

They has their own culture, language and customs.

2. What happened after almost 80 years of persecution?

The Highlanders made a stand.

3. What was atrocious about the emigrant ships?

The conditions on them – three out of every twenty emigrants died on board.

HOW?

1. How were the Scottish Highlanders different from other British people?

They wore tartan, played the bagpipes and spoke Gaelic.

2. How did they make their living?

They kept cattle and they rented small cattle farms called crofts.

3.How did the Highlanders protest?

There were riots and strikes.

WHY?

1. Why did the landlords want to raise sheep?

Because they could make a lot of money by selling the wool.

2. Why did the crofters have to move off their land?

Because they had to make room for large sheep farms.

3. Why did many Highlanders have to move to the USA or Canada?

Because their homes were burnt down.

1.

Who were the Highlanders?

2. Who were WHO?

The people who lived in the mountainous areas and islands along the west coasts of Scotland.

the people stopped by the Highlanders to raise sheep and to make a great profit?

The landlords.

THE CLEARANCES

3. Who were the people forced to move their houses and The tenant farmers. to leave Scotland in order to live in the USA or Canada? 1. When did "the Clearances" take place? 1780-1850 WHEN? 2. When did the "the Clearances" reach their highest 1825-1838 point? 3. When did the crofters get the right to effectively buy 1976 their farms in Scotland? 1. Where did the Highlanders On small cattle farms called WHERE? reside in the eighteen century? crofts. 2. Where were many Highlanders To the USA and Canada. obliged to move to? Nova Scotia 3. Where did 22,ooo Highlanders go between 1825 and 1838? They had their own culture, language 1. What was specific for the and customs. Highlanders? WHAT? 2. What happened after almost 80 The Highlanders made a stand. years of persecution? The conditions on them – three out of 3. What was atrocious about the emigrant ships? every twenty emigrants died on board. 1. How were the Scottish Highlanders different HOW? from other British people? They wore tartan, played the bagpipes and spoke Gaelic. They kept cattle and they rented small cattle farms 2. How did they make their living? called crofts. 3.How did the Highlanders protest? There were riots and strikes. Because they could make a lot of money by 1. Why did the landlords want to raise sheep? WHY? selling the wool. 2. Why did the crofters have to move off their land? Because they had to make room for large sheep farms. 3. Why did many Highlanders have to move to the Because their homes were burnt

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