The Emmigration Of Scots Flashcards
Economic push factor - What was the impact of the 1886 Crofters Holdings act
Many land owners is provided incentives to tenants to encourage emigration
Economic push factor - The Highland and Island emigration society was created to assist emigration. Between 1852 and 1857 how many people did they assist moving to Australia?
4919
Economic push factor - What did economic recession and the collapse of the heavy industry mean for young industrial workers?
They had to look elsewhere for jobs.
Economic pull factor - What did Canada offer in to encourage Scots to emigrate?
Ready made farms in Southern Alberta which had housing barns and fences.
Economic pull factor - What made moving to New Zealand lucrative?
The wool trade.
Economic pull factor - What made moving to Australia in the 1830s and 1840s lucrative?
The Gold Rush.
Economic pull factor - What was a possibility in other countries that was virtually impossible in Scotland due to the Highland Clearances and enclosed farms?
Owning Land
Social Push Factor - What increased awareness about emigration?
Journals, newspaper articles and guides which encouraged emigration.
Social Push Factor - What provided facts and success stories about emigration?
Advertised ship sailings and open letters.
Social Push Factor - What did steamships reduce the risk of? And what 3 things were increased to make them more desirable?
Shipwrecks and diseases spreading.
Speed, safety and comfort.
Social Push Factor - What made Scotland well connected?
Ports. E.g. The Clyde connected Scotland to North America
Social Push Factor - How was Scotland connected to a variety of ports?
Through the development of the railway network.
Social Push Factor - Why did many leave Scotland for better conditions?
Scotland had the highest infant mortality in Europe.
Social Push Factor - What type of worker brought back news from abroad for others?
Seasonal workers - e.g. Granite workers from Aberdeen.
Social Pull Factor - What railway helped people move across Canada?
Canadian Pacific Railway 1885
Social Pull Factor - What encourage those with family members who had emigrated to also emigrate?
Letters of encouragement.
Cultural Push Factor - How did societies and organisations encourage Scots to emigrate?
Helped Scots stay connected to their heritage and Culture whilst in a new land. For example the New Zealand Association was formed in 1837.
Cultural Push Factor - What was it about the weather conditions of Northern Scotland that encouraged emigration?
They were tough and harsh and people wanted to escape them.
Cultural Push Factor -Church ministers encouraged large scale emigration to Canada. Give an example.
Reverend Norman Macleod - Principal Presbyterian minister to the Gaelic community in Glasgow.
Cultural Pull Factor - Give an example of somewhere with better weather conditions for farming.
Waipu, New Zealand
