The Wenz Academy - 6.7 Effects of Migration

Pell Street, Chinatown, New York, circa 1899

OK. People are on the move for a myriad of reasons. But, there are just as many effects when they arrive. 6.6 was all about why these people were on the move. 6.6 is about the effects. Most of what’s covered here is about the types of labor the immigrants are doing or the discrimination they face. The labor was manual. It was hard work on cash crops, mines, railroads, etc. These are jobs the immigrants would do for a cheaper cost. Arrival in large numbers, working tough jobs, and moving into cities is no way to make friends with the locals. These groups (seen in the arrows on the map) tended to stick together in Enclaves that can still be seen today in Chinatowns et al. Many countries (most notably South Africa, USA, and Australia) tried to pass laws and quotas on how many people could arrive from certain places in the world (most notably China). Without these migrations, the world would look very different (and, in fact, you would probably live in a different place than you do right now… maybe).

6.7 AMSCO Chapter

6.7 CED (AP's Required Content)

Objective:
H. Explain how and why new patterns of migration affected society from 1750 to 1900.

Themes:
H. SIO (Social Interactions and Organization)

Skills:

H. SIO
Explain how and why new patterns of migration affected society from 1750 to 1900.

Historical Development
Migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men. Migrants often created ethnic enclaves in different parts of the world that helped transplant their culture into new environments. Examples of these migrant ethnic enclaves include, Chinese in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and North America, Indians in East and Southern Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia, Irish in North America, and Italians in North and South America. Receiving societies did not always embrace immigrants, as seen in the various degrees of ethnic and racial prejudice and the ways states attempted to regulate the increased flow of people across their borders. Some examples of regulation of immigrants include the Chinese Exclusion Act in the U.S. and the White Australia policy.