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Sailing away from Scotland

In the first half of the 19th Century, sailing to Canada took eight or nine weeks. The voyage to Autralia took well over three months. Apart from the dangers of the voyage itself, overcrowding and poor conditions led to epidemics of dysentery, smallpox and measles.

22 November 2012

2 minutes

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Intermediate/Higher History—Immigrants and exiles.

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The Irish Potato Famine

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Origins of the Atlantic slave trade—The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807

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The Irish Potato Famine—Immigrants and exiles.

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