Migration and Empire

Question 1

Push reasons on why Irish people wanted to come to Scotland

Answer 1

Not enough land for everyone in Ireland

Small farmers were being evicted due to new farming methods

Ireland had very few industries

Potato Blight hit in 1846,47&48- 2 million people died

Farmers were evicted because they couldn’t pay rent

Question 2

Pull Reasons on why the Irish wanted to come to Scotland

Answer 2

Scotland was close to Ireland so the journey was short

The cost of getting to Scotland was low

Wages in Scotland were considerably higher

skilled spinners and weavers came to work in the cotton industry because the linen industry in ireland collapsed

Housing was available - overcrowded and unsanitary, but better than Ireland’s hovels

Question 3

Why did Jews emigrate to Scotland? where did they mainly settle?

Answer 3

to flee persecution and poverty

In Glasgow

Question 4

Why did Lithuanians emigrate to Scotland ? where did they mainly settle?

Answer 4

Fleeing poverty
agricultural depression
political persecution

settled in the west of scotland

Question 5

Why did Italians emigrate to Scotland? where did they mainly settle?

Answer 5

Fleeing economic conditions and harsh farming conditions, Also because the american closed door policy changed.

Question 6

What were the living conditions like for Immigrants living in Scotland.

Answer 6

Very cheap housing
No water Supply
Disease spread quickly 
Buildings were badly built 
There was often no furniture in homes
It was very overcrowded in tenements.

Question 7

What was life like for Irish people living in Scotland.

Answer 7

Priestess helped people to settle in. 
Churches set up social groups. 
Catholics schools were good. 
Irish/ catholic traditions continued. 
Football was successful.