Migration And Empire Flashcards
Migration of Scots, immigrants to Scotland, development of the Empire. (17 cards)
Why did Scots leave their home town? Push Reasons and explanation (name at least 3)
- Problems in fishing - In the early 20th century. The fishing industries experienced a depression and people were forced to move for a better job.
- The Potato Famine - Potato crops became infected and failed, most of the population relied on Potatoes and this forced people to move away.
- The clearance - Landlords would force tenants out and replace them with farm animals to make a profit.
Why did Scots leave their home town? Pull Reasons and explanation (name at least 3)
- Improvements in transport - Sailing ship was main form of transport, travel time was reduced and the cost also decreased which made it affordable to travel.
- Job Opportunities - Jobs overseas offered more money for the same jobs and there were many available jobs in various sections.
- Assisted Passage - Many companies would give Scots the money they needed to travel over to a different country and start their new job and a new career opportunity.
Name the different types of Immigrant groups that came over to Scotland
- Protestant Irish
- Catholic Irish
- Jews.
- Lithuanians
- Italians
- The English
Why would immigrants move away from their home town and come to Scotland?
- To have freedom
- Open up businesses
- Live a better life
- Make money
- Poverty
- Better living conditions
- Jobs
Why were the Irish so poor?
- Lack of industries - Ireland was an agrarian economy.
- There was no growing industries to provide work for the people who lived there.
- Increasing population - The population was growing rapidly.
- Landlords tried to make their own lands bigger to use modern farming methods.
- Households were evicted.
- Self Sufficiency - Most Irish people tried to live off the produce of the tiny plots of land they rented.
Why did the Italians leave Italy and travel to Scotland?
- Economy problems
- Poverty and famine
- Dependency on agriculture
- Lack of industries
Why did Jews leave their homeland and travel to Scotland?
- Better transport
- Persecution by Nazis
- Job opportunities
- Freedom
- Make their own businesses
Why did Lithuanians leave their homeland and travel to Scotland?
- Poverty
- Job opportunities
- Politics
- Depression
- Living Conditions
Where did the Scots travel to?
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Canada
- India
Name the different types of people who lived in the other countries and where they came from.
- New Zealand - Maori
- Australia - Aborigine
- Canada - Inuit
- India - Indian People
Why would Scots be a threat to the Natives?
- Take over land
- Racial Tension
- More Scots
- Guns V Spears
What was the positive relationships between Natives?
- Trade with each other
- Employ Natives
- Missionaries (Priests) - Tried to work with the natives
Positive experiences with Canada - Inuit
- Scots would influence religion, education and medicine.
* Influencing transport allowed the economy to grow.
Negative experiences with Canada - Inuit
• A little bit of conflict a few times but other than that, very positive.
Positive experiences with Australia - Aborigine
- 90,000 Scot emigrated to Australia.
* Improved education.
Negative experiences with Australia - Aborigine
• Near extinction of the Aborigine as the Scots did not view them as real people.
Positive experiences with New Zealand - Maori
• James Busby is regarded as the father of the Australia wine factory which gave people jobs.
