Well one push factor would be they wanted to escape religious and political prosecution. Another is the Potato Famine. This was when their potatoes were contaminated and many died from starvation and disease.
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On June 16, 1976 the Soweto Students Uprising began (Soweto is a neighborhood of Johannesburg). Around 20,000 students went to the streets and made a peaceful protest opposing to Afrikaan as the official language for instruction in schools. The government's responde was violence, killing hundreds of students, as a result, the revolt spread through the whole country and carried on until the following year. These events changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa which main problem was the Apartheid.
During which time? This is not made clear
Answer:
Joan of Arc was burned in 1430 for heresy.
Explanation:
The belief was that she was given a message from God through the Saint Michael and others, who told her to take up arms and lead her fellow countrymen to victory.
She was able to gather forces and deal a decisive blow against the British army following the dream, but was later betrayed and captured, & was finally burned on the stake for heresy.
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