6.6 Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World Parts 1 & 2

Part 1: THEMATIC FOCUS

Humans and the Environments ENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Unit 6: Learning Objective F
Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

KC-5.4.I
Migration in many cases was influenced by changes in demographics in both industrialized and unindustrialized societies that presented challenges to existing patterns of living.

KC-5.4.I.B
Because of the nature of new modes of transportation, both internal and external migrants increasingly relocated to cities. This pattern contributed to the significant global urbanization of the 19th century. The new methods of transportation also allowed for many migrants to return, periodically or permanently, to their home societies.

Part 2: THEMATIC FOCUS

Economics Systems ECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Unit 6: Learning Objective G
Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS

KC-5.4.II.A
Many individuals chose freely to relocate, often in search of work.

KC-5.4.II.B
The new global capitalist economy continued to rely on coerced and semi coerced labor migration, including enslavement Chinese and Indian indentured servitude, and convict labor.