pull factors

Question 1

Glasgow had theatres,dance halls, cafes & football games

Answer 1

Scots migrated to centre belt to improve social life

Question 2

big city employment in factories- regular hours, steady pay & indoor work

Answer 2

Migrated to centre belt to seek more pleasant working conditions

Question 3

Invention of steam ships made it better and faster to migrate

Answer 3

Migrated as it was quicker and cheaper to travel overseas

Question 4

Gold rush in australia

Answer 4

Chance to get rich caused migration

Question 5

Steel workers from the clyde-get work in construction in usa

Answer 5

Skilled scots migrated- plentiful and more secure employment opportunities abroad

Question 6

Free & assisted passages were offered to potential emigrants if they were young

Answer 6

Scots migrated as it helped reduce cost of migration which many couldn’t afford

Question 7

Scotland low wages than other countries-20% less than england

Answer 7

Left as attracted by prospect of better income

Question 8

Missionaries like david-livingstone & mary stressor travelled to africa

Answer 8

Scots followed to spread christianity

Question 9

People who had already migrated sent letters home encouraging family members to move

Answer 9

Emigrate as they knew there was help and family abroad

Question 10

1872 dominion lands act offered 160 acres of freeland to emigrants

Answer 10

Scots attracted by prospect of becoming a landowner