Migration of scots Pull factors-Internal migration

Question 1

Migration
(more jobs)

Answer 1

jobs began to get harder in the highlands due to farming improvement technology.However the rise of industrial meant more jobs were available in citites

For example mines in ayrshire

Question 2

Migration
(wages)

Answer 2

on average urban workers earned more money than rural workers,attracting people to move to cities

For example
farm workers on average earned 23.6 shillings per day
Whereas miners earned 41.8

Question 3

Migration
(Housing )

Answer 3

although housing was still poor in cities it was still better than the highlands due to highland blackhouses

For example
in 1800s Glasgow had slum clearances which saw houses getting built

Question 4

Migration
(friends and family)

Answer 4

Often people would move due to relatives sending them letters encouraging them to move and helping them access jobs

For example
in the east of glasgow theres a bit called “Glengarry” due to the people from loch Garry

Question 5

Migration of Scots
(railways)

Answer 5

Often people would migrate due to Railways,this made it easier to travel around scotland and allowed highlanders to work in the lowlands then go back to thieir home

For example
in 1832First passenger railway opened connecting glasgow and garnkirk

Question 6

Migration of Scots
(education)

Answer 6

People had to move due to the laws around education as in 1872 all scottish children had to get to primary school,and it was difficult to find school in the highlands

For example

High schools street Kilmarnock

Question 7

migration of Scots
(health)

Answer 7

had to move due to hospitals being miles away and often the quality was poor,in the lowlands the healthcare was better

For example

Edinburgh royal infirmary

Question 8

migration of Scots
(Entertainment)

Answer 8

Often no entertainment in the highlands whereas in the lowlands there was activities such as the cinema or musical hall or even football

For example the first moving picture was shown in 1896 in Edinburgh