Migration Across the British Empire Flashcards

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What was the British Empire in the nineteenth century?

It was a large group of lands on different continents. All of them were ruled by Britain and its government.

They wanted cheap or free land and better paid work. Many also hoped for a fresh start for their families.

It is a colony where people from the ruling country move to live there for good. They take land to farm or to build towns.

Canada and Australia were two of the most popular destinations.

It paid part of people's travel costs with 'assisted passages'. It also used posters and newspapers to praise life overseas.

Many were forced off their farms during the Highland Clearances. They moved abroad to find new land and work.

Plantation owners still wanted cheap workers. Indian workers were taken as indentured labourers to sugar colonies such as those in the Caribbean.

It is when a person signs a contract to work for a set number of years. In return they get travel, food and low pay, but they cannot leave early.

Settlers took their land and brought new diseases. Many original peoples were killed or forced to move away.

People, goods and ideas moved with the migrants. This helped to create trade links and shared cultures across the empire.