Highland Clearances
The name given to someone who owns a large area of land, also known as an estate
What is a landowner?
The year the potato blight hit the Highlands
What is 1846?
The more common name given to large brown kelp.
What is seaweed?
The form of power for new machines which were invented during the Agricultural Revolution.
What is steam?
When industries make a lot of money (more than they spent in the first place). This happened during WW1 due to increased demand.
What is profit?
A person who pays the landowner money to rent an area of land on their estate
What is a crofter?
The coast of Scotland which was affected most by potato blight
What is the West coast?
The name given when people cannot find a job. The decline of the kelp and herring trade caused lots of this.
What is unemployment?
The region of Scotland where the Agricultural Revolution mainly took place
What are the rural lowlands?
When many people move abroad to a different country. This happened alot after WW1 when many Scots lost jobs after shipyards/factories were forced to close.
What is emigration?
This type of farming became more profitable than having tenants living on the land.
What is sheep farming?
When people die of/are at risk of dying of starvation due to severe lack of food
What is famine?
The period of time where factories grew rapidly in towns and cities
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Forcing someone to move out of their home/off their land.
What is eviction?
What is Ireland?
A type of transport that was developed meaning meaning cheap goods could be transported from the cities to the countryside
What are the railways?
A type of "sport" that also made landlords lots of money after the clearances, particularly in Summer months.
What is deer hunting?
Two main trading markets for fish that were lost following WW1
What are Russia and Germany?