The Windrush Generation

Question 1

Why did the Windrush immigrants come in the first place?

Answer 1

A hu-ricane had hit Jamaica in 1944 which meant bad news for it’s main economy

-No tourist industry
-the price of sugar was at an all-time low

Question 2

What enabled them to immigrate to Britain?

Answer 2

The British Nationality Act that was passed in 1948

Question 3

What was the British Nationality Act?

Answer 3

Anyone part of the Commonwealth (originally the empire) is now legally a British Passport Holder and were allowed to live and work in Britain