Key Issue One - Higher History Flashcards
State a pull factor involving newspaper agencies
Newspaper agencies in Scotland produced articles in support of emigration to the states, Australia and New Zealand.
What did emigration agencies in Scotland do? (Push factor)
19th century Scottish emagration agencies advertised for passengers on transport abroad and organised their travel arrangements
What did the highland and islands emigrantion society do for Scottish crofters? (Push factor)
The highland and islands emigrantion society helped poor crofters to leave Scotland for Australia and Canada
What did the government do to support emigration? (Pull)
The government encouraged emigration through the colonial land and emigration commison which offered land grants and help with the cost of passage
State why places abroad were attractive to Scots
Places abroad such as Canada and New Zealand were attractive to Scottish farmers as they offered cheaper more fertile land than Scotland
State what relatuves of broad did to encourage emigration
Letters from relatives and friends who had already emigrated describing the attraction of colonial life and recounting success stories of Scottish emigrants
State what investment opportunities where abroad
Scots were attracted to emigrate due to the investment opportunities abroad in farming, mining and railways
What was it about transport that encouraged emigration
Cheaper and more efficient transport encouraged Scots to emigrate
What fear encourage me Scots to emigrate
The fear of the Highland clearances that were at their height in the 1840s and early 1850s encouraged Scots to emigrate due to fears it may happen again
What forced highlanders to consider emigration
Highlanders forced to consider emigration as a result of poverty and near starvation in times like the potatoe blight
What aspect about countries abroad appealed to Scots
Countries overseas offered a plessent climate that juxtaposed with the wet weather, hardships and poor living in the Highlands something that encouraged Scots to emigrate
What did landowners do to encourage emigration
Landowners offered to pay the fares of local people emigrating
What forced many farmers and agricultural workers to emigrate
The agricultural depression 1880-1914 forced farmers and agricultural workers to emigrate due to work being limited
What forced Scots from coastal towns to emigrate?
Scots from coastal towns were forced to emigrate as a result in the decline in the kelp and hearing industry as a result of the depression in the fishing industry 1884-1894
Why did the economic depression encourage emigration
The economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s encouraged emigration due to the unemployment and lack of opportunity that resulted
