Migration Patterns from 1750-1900

The video explores migration patterns from 1750-1900, focusing on labor systems, challenges, and settler colonies. It discusses how economic and environmental factors influenced migration, highlighting labor systems like indentured servitude, contract labor, and penal colonies. The video also covers migration due to challenges such as poverty and political issues, with examples from India, China, and Ireland. Finally, it examines migration to settler colonies, emphasizing the role of technical experts in spreading industrialization.

What major historical event led to the globalization of economies and new migration patterns from 1750-1900?

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The American Civil War

• The Renaissance

Which labor system involved workers agreeing to work for a number of years in exchange for passage to a new land?

• Penal Labor

• Indentured Servitude

• Contract Labor

• Slavery

Which country established penal colonies in Australia during the late 1700s?

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

• Britain

Which labor system was characterized by conditions similar to slavery, despite not being labeled as such?

• Apprenticeship

• Penal Labor

• Contract Labor

• Indentured Servitude

Which of the following countries was NOT mentioned as a destination for Indian indentured servants?

• Fiji

• Brazil

• Mauritius

• Trinidad

What was the primary reason for the migration of Chinese laborers to America during this period?

• Educational Opportunities

• Famine and Poverty

• Political Asylum

• Religious Freedom

What was a significant factor that led to the Irish migration during the Great Potato Famine?

• Political Freedom

• Religious Persecution

• Economic Opportunities

• Starvation

What is a diaspora?

• A type of labor system

• A scattered population from a common origin

• A religious movement

• A new form of government

Which group of professionals was notably involved in migrating to settler colonies to extend industrialization?

• Engineers

• Artists

• Politicians

• Farmers

What was the main reason for the migration of Japanese people to Mexico in the late 19th century?

• Seeking Political Asylum

• Establishing an Empire

• Trade Opportunities

• Religious Missions