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Immediate Consequences

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Immediate Consequences

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Defending Britain

  • Local leaders had to defend towns on their own.
  • Farmers and traders faced new dangers without Roman guards.
  • Britons faced attacks from Picts and Saxons.
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Everyday things

  • Roman roads and water systems stopped working.
  • Britons had fewer markets and fewer safety services.
  • Local communities had to find new ways to organise life.
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Towns

  • Roman towns began to shrink.
  • People used simpler tools and homes.
  • Local leaders, called chieftains, gained power.

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1Changes in Britain from Stone Age to Iron Age

2The Roman Empire & its Impacts on Britain

3Britain's Settlement by Anglo-saxons & Scots

4The Vikings & Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England

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