6.7 Flashcards
Effects of Migration
remittances
funds that emigrants sent back home to support their families
ethnic enclaves
areas where people of specific ethnicities clustered and lived in groups to maintain their culture while in a new place
gold rush
discovery of gold in California that led to an influx of immigrants hoping to find gold in that region
Mauritius
islands off the southeast coast of Africa where Indians were sent by Britain to work on sugar plantations
Natal
a colony in South Africa where Indians were sent by Britain to work on sugar plantations and build railways
Mohandas Gandhi
Indian man who moved to South Africa to practice law but couldn’t because of racial discrimination there, so he became an activist aiming to end Indian discrimination and promote Indian nationalism. He also started the Natal Indian Congress
Natal Indian Congress
Started by Gahndi to help stop Indian discrimination in Africa
kangani system
entire Indian families were recruited to work on rubber, tea, and coffee plantations in Burma, Malaya, and Ceylon
Guyana
Caribbean island that so many Indians were sent to to work on sugar plantations that they now make up the largest Ethnic group in the area
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean islands that so many Indians were sent to work on sugar plantations that they now make up the largest Ethnic group in the area
Scots-Irish
Irish protestant immigrants to America before the American Revolution who were originally of Scottish descent that had moved to Ireland
canal system
The waterway system in the US constructed by Irish immigrants
white-collar
rich workers
blue-collar
poor workers
popular culture
the growth of the popularity and public knowledge of events and ideas like boxing, baseball, and theatrical performances
Argentina
allowed and encouraged immigrants, their largest immigrant group was the Italians. Prior to immigration, Argentina was underpopulated and had much empty fertile land
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act passed by the US government banning Chinese immigration entirely
Porfirio Diaz
Mexican president who promoted immigration to increase Mexican development after the US passed the Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Immigration Act
Act passed in Australia to limit Chinese immigration after gold was found. Most Chinese got around it
Chinese Immigration Regulation and Restriction Act
Attempted to stop Chinese immigrants from entering the New South Whales colon (Australia) after some were killed in discriminatory attacks
Influx of Chinese Restriction Act
Attempted toAttempted to stop Chinese immigrants from entering the New South Whales colon (Australia) via an entrance tax
Chinatowns
Chinese ethnic enclaves
White Australia Policy
Australia’s goal to limit non-white immigration
