​6.6 Causes of Migration

​6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World

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Find Justification for the Law: Highlight in Blue the phrase that says why they are making the law.

Targeted Demographic: Highlight in Green who the law applies to which reflects the economic nature of the exclusion.

Legal Mandate: Highlight in Red a phrase that supports the argument of state-sponsored exclusion as a response to the migration patterns of the 19th century.

Multiple Choice

The sentiments expressed in the excerpt were most directly a reaction to which of the following?

• The decline of the Qing Dynasty’s influence in Pacific trade.

• Economic instability and competition for low-wage labor in the American West.

• A significant decrease in the number of Chinese migrants entering the United States.

• The successful integration of Asian migrants into American political parties.

Multiple Choice

The passage of the legislation described in the document most directly reflects which of the following 19th-century developments?

• The global spread of Enlightenment ideals regarding universal citizenship.

• The transition from coerced labor systems to free-market industrial labor.

• The rise of Nativism and racial prejudice in receiving societies.

• The collapse of the "coolie" trade in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.

Multiple Choice

The policy described in the excerpt most closely parallels which of the following late-19th-century developments?

• The British "Kangani" system in Ceylon and Malaya.

• The establishment of the "White Australia" Policy.

• The signing of the Treaty of Nanjing after the Opium Wars.

• The expansion of the Devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire.

Fill in the Blank

As American politicians, the authors' purpose in addressing an audience of factory workers was to ______ a new policy, so they would support that specific law.

Fill in the Blank

As American politicians, the authors' purpose in addressing an audience of factory workers was to justify a new policy, so they would support that specific law. This is significant because it likely makes the source __________ the danger of the situation to create urgency about the economic threat from Chinese labor.

Fill in the Blank

As American politicians, the authors' purpose in addressing an audience of factory workers was to justify a new policy, so they would support that specific law. This is significant because it likely makes the source exaggerate the danger of a situation to create urgency about the economic threat from Chinese labor, which provides a valuable insight into how politicians exploited _________ fears to pass racially discriminatory legislation.

Multiple Select

"Evaluate the extent to which environmental factors caused migration in the period between 1750-1900."

Which thesis statements would score the Thesis point on the LEQ/DBQ rubric?

• Migration in the 19th century was primarily caused by environmental disasters like the Irish Potato Famine, but a secondary cause was economic opportunities in the U.S.

• While many 19th-century migrants moved voluntarily to seek higher wages in industrializing nations, the primary cause was the combination of environmental disasters and coercive labor systems.

• Migration was primarily caused by economic factors.

Multiple Select

"Evaluate the extent to which environmental factors caused migration in the period between 1750-1900."

Which thesis statement could help you earn the complexity point?

• Migration in the 19th century was primarily caused by environmental disasters like the Irish Potato Famine, but a secondary cause was economic opportunities in the U.S.

• While many 19th-century migrants moved voluntarily to seek higher wages in industrializing nations, the primary cause was the combination of environmental disasters and coercive labor systems.

• Migration was primarily caused by economic factors.

Open Ended

"While many 19th-century migrants moved voluntarily to seek higher wages in industrializing nations, the primary cause was the combination of environmental disasters and coercive labor systems."

List illustrative examples that could support one of the lines of reasoning in this thesis statement.
1. Higher Wages in Industrializing Nations:
2. Environmental Disasters
3. Coercive Labor Systems