Migration of Scots Flashcards
Skilled workers, for example, textile workers, were attracted to emigrate by higher wages abroad.
This meant that many Scots moved abroad as they were able to earn more money for their families and make a better life for their families.
The introductions of machines like tractors had meant that farm labourers no longer had secure jobs in Scotland.
This meant that many Scots become unemployed as their work was becoming obsolete as their were more efficient ways to farm.
The economy went into a depression in the 1920s and 1930s.
This meant that many Scots couldn’t get a job and earn enough money for their families to survive.
There were limited opportunities to own your own land in the Lowlands due to Consolidation.
This meant that
Young farm workers had to live in shared barracks called ‘Bothies’.
This meant that they lived in over crowded homes and didn’t have any privacy.
Heavy industries collapsed in Scotland after WWI. Thousands of heavy industry factory workers lost their jobs.
This meant that many Scots lost their jobs and couldn’t earn money to support their families and many fell into terrible poverty.
Granite workers from Aberdeen were in high demand for construction projects abroad.
This meant that they moved abroad to earn more money to support their family and make a better life for themselves.
There were opportunities for Scots to invest in farming, mining and railways in other countries.
This meant that
There was an agricultural depression between 1880 and 1914. Thousands of farm workers lost their jobs.
This meant that
The invention of machinery like the cotton mill meant that handloom weavers in the Borders were no longer needed in Scotland.
This meant that
Living conditions in the slums of Glasgow were terrible with disease very common.
This meant that
Scots were seen as well educated and qualified for professional jobs in the Empire such as civil servants.
This meant that
The lighting in the blackhouses was really dark or very low lighting and there was no natural light coming into the house.
This meant that
The weather in the highlands was very windy, cold and damp most of the year.
This meant that
The blackhouses had no ventilation so when they were burning peat on the fire the snake would fill the house.
This meant that
Prices for crops and wool dropped massively between 1880-1914.
This meant that people couldn’t earn a lot of money as the thing they were selling weren’t worth much anymore.
Machines on farms had improved and were taking over jobs previously done by Lowland Scots.
This meant that there were less jobs for workers and people couldn’t earn enough money to survive.
There was an economic depression in the 1920s after WWI.
This meant that heavy industries in Scotland collapsed and many people became unemployed.
The living conditions in the slums of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
This meant that diseases spreading easily and people died as the conditions were horrendous.
Young farm workers lived in shared accommodation called ‘bothies’.
This meant that these young people ad no privacy as they lived in communal areas.
Lots of the lowlands farm work was seasonal.
This meant that people could face months with no job at all and not make any money.
Emigration became less expensive and easier with the invention of new ways of travel such as steamboats.
This meant that people with less money could afford to move to other countries and their journey wouldn’t take as long as before.
Skilled craftsmen had been taken over by factories and machines who could produce more and quicker.
This meant that there were less jobs for Scots and they couldn’t earn money.
The housing in the Highlands was of a very poor quality.
This meant that the peoples living conditions were terrible and the harsh weather wasn’t cept out.
A Potato Blight happened in the highlands.
This meant that many people were dying of starvation and were in extreme poverty.
Farmers could earn far more overseas than they could in the Highlands.
This meant that farmers could provide a better life for their family.
Life in towns offered social attractions such as cinemas, restaurants and fast food.
This meant that people were for inclined to move to the lowland as there was more things to do and their children would have a better life.
There was a gold rush in Australia in 1851.
This meant that people moved to Australia as they thought they could make a lot of money from the Gold rush.
The land in Canada and New Zealand was very fertile and great for farming on.
This meant that
The British Government paid emigrants directly to leave to Scotland through the Empire Settlement Act of 1923.
This meant that
The Highlands and Islands Emigration Society advertised the benefits of living in places like Canada to the Highlanders.
This meant that Scots were convinced to emigrate to places like Canada as there were many advantages to moving there to make a better life for themselves.
