AP World History: Modern / Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750–1900)
6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
Notes
Migration was driven by industrial jobs, cheaper transport, famine (the Irish famine), and labor needs in colonies. Indentured servants from India and China worked in the Caribbean, Africa and Southeast Asia. Many moved from rural areas to cities.
Practice
Indian and Chinese indentured laborers often worked on:
After slavery's abolition.
The Irish potato famine caused:
1840s.
Steamships and railroads affected migration by:
Transport revolution.
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