6.6-6.7 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World

Slavery was slowly being abolished during this time period, but demand for agricultural goods was still growing. What did European states do to meet this demand?

• Recruited laborers to work on plantations for low wages

• Continued slavery throughout all British colonies

• shifted production to their own countries instead of their colonies

Indentured servitude

• people who work for a set number of years before becoming free

• people who work as a form of taxation and public service

• people who work for the entirety of their lives, usually in agriculture

All of the following statements describe the treatment of Asian workers in British, French, Dutch and Spanish colonies except...?

• worked for subsistence wages

• exploited as substitutes for slave labor

• treated with respect as valuable migrants to the region

Why did so many Indians migrate away from the subcontinent?

• religion - most British colonists were not accepting of Islam, so Indians felt the need to move

• poverty - most signed 5 year labor contracts to work on British plantations elsewhere in the world to earn money

• political reasons - Indians had the means to avoid being suppressed by Britain

Select all of the following reasons for Chinese emigration (mostly men)

• escaping poverty/famine

• escaping the disorder brought on by the Taiping Rebellion

• to seek out better job/life opportunities

• to spread Confucianism

All of the following are reasons the Irish emigrated (usually to US, Australia, England, Scotland or Canada) EXCEPT

• political reasons - Britain abolished the Irish Parliament when Ireland became part of the UK

• Great Famine caused by potato crop failure

• religious reasons - Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters faced discrimination from British rulers

• increased population - people needed room to grow

Select the motives for emigration that Irish and Italians had in common

• many moved to escape poverty

• most went due to religious reasons

• many of them went to other nations in Europe, Australia & North America

• many believed they were going to settle wherever they went permanently

True or false - urban areas did not experience much growth as a result of increased migration

• True

• False

Define ethnic enclaves

• clusters or neighborhoods of people from the same foreign country

• areas of cheap housing where migrants could live while they worked

• areas of colonies that supported the unique needs of a variety of ethnicities

True or false: Chinese migrants were essential in economy-boosting endeavors in the U.S. and Peru, such as building the transcontinental railroad and on sugar plantations.

• True

• False