Better life Jobs People migrated because they were forced to or because they wanted to. Many people Forced migrations were hoping for a better life in the New World, while other people needed work. Some Why did people migrate? people were forced to migrate such as British prisoners taken to penal colonies like Australia, Africans taken to the Americas, and Italians fleeing the potato famine. Slave trade Indentured Migrations from Europe to the Americas were voluntary and so were indentured servants servants migrating from places like Asia (semi-voluntary). These people were searching for better Where are migrations Convicts jobs and a better life. Forced migrations include the slave trade, from West Africa to the voluntary in this period? Americas for plantation work, and convicts from Britain to their colonies in Australia and Discuss the involuntary ones. New Zealand. Japanese agricultural migrants Pacific Many migrations were seasonal and were for working purposes. Some examples include Italians S Italians migrating to South America for work, Japanese agricultural migrants in the Pacific Were all migrations America area, and Lebanese merchants traveling to the Americas. permanent? Discuss examples Lebanese that were NOT. Americas Difficult work Many of the jobs that migrants performed were difficult and physically challenging mainly male causing the majority of migrants to be male and women to be left at home. How were gender roles migrants affected by migration? Ethnic enclaves Migrants developed ethnic enclaves in the countries they migrated to. These were areas Chinatown that maintained the culture of their homeland and are areas such as Chinatowns, and Little How did migrants preserve and Little Italy Italy’s. transplant their culture in their new homes Chinese Exclusion Many societies did not want the migrants. This was a result of xenophobia (fear of Act outsiders). The United States established the Chinese Exclusion Acts, which banned How did receiving societies White Australia Chinese migrations into the US. When they were unable to get into the US many Chinese react to the new presence of Policy people attempted to go to Australia. However, Australia established the White Australia foreign migrants? xenophobia Policy, which also banned Chinese migration into the country.
Why did people migrate? Where are migrations voluntary in this period? Discuss the involuntary ones. Were all migrations permanent? Discuss examples that were NOT. How were gender roles affected by migration? How did migrants preserve and transplant their culture in their new homes How did receiving societies react to the new presence of foreign migrants? People migrated because they were forced to or because they wanted to. Many people were hoping for a better life in the New World, while other people needed work. Some people were forced to migrate such as British prisoners taken to penal colonies like Australia, Africans taken to the Americas, and Italians fleeing the potato famine. Migrations from Europe to the Americas were voluntary and so were indentured servants migrating from places like Asia (semi-voluntary). These people were searching for better jobs and a better life. Forced migrations include the slave trade, from West Africa to the Americas for plantation work, and convicts from Britain to their colonies in Australia and New Zealand. Many migrations were seasonal and were for working purposes. Some examples include Italians migrating to South America for work, Japanese agricultural migrants in the Pacific area, and Lebanese merchants traveling to the Americas. Many of the jobs that migrants performed were difficult and physically challenging causing the majority of migrants to be male and women to be left at home. Migrants developed ethnic enclaves in the countries they migrated to. These were areas that maintained the culture of their homeland and are areas such as Chinatowns, and Little Italy’s. Many societies did not want the migrants. This was a result of xenophobia (fear of outsiders). The United States established the Chinese Exclusion Acts, which banned Chinese migrations into the US. When they were unable to get into the US many Chinese people attempted to go to Australia. However, Australia established the White Australia Policy, which also banned Chinese migration into the country. Better life Jobs Forced migrations Slave trade Indentured servants Convicts Japanese agricultural migrants Pacific Italians S America Lebanese Americas Difficult work mainly male migrants Ethnic enclaves Chinatown Little Italy Chinese Exclusion Act White Australia Policy xenophobia
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