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American Migrations 18th and 19th Century
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American Migrations 18th and 19th Century
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Between the 18th and 19th centuries the map of North America is dominated by migrations, many forced. President Andrew Jackson’s Removal Act (1830) pushed Native American populations progressively westwards. The first, and, most catastrophic, consequence was depopulation by disease. Often running ahead of the main body of settlers, initial contacts... More
Canada 1885
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Canada 1885
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As with California, settlement of British Columbia received a tumultuous boost from a series of gold rushes (1858–64). After these petered out, the economy depended upon mining, lumber and fishing. The colonization of the Canadian mid-West expanded after the Dominion Lands Act (1872), granted free 160-acre tracts for homesteads. Formation... More
English Emigration to America 1620-42
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English Emigration to America 1620-42
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The motivations for early English migration differed markedly between colonies. New England was fundamentally a religious enterprise, to found ‘Zion in the Wilderness’. Further south, in Virginia, settlement was conceived as a commercial enterprise; while the Royal Charter promoted ‘propagation of religion… to infidels and savages’, the nub was the... More
English Immigration to America 1620–42 and the Congregational Establishment
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English Immigration to America 1620–42 and the Congregational Establishment
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The Great Migration of 1620–42 saw approximately 20,000 migrants from England to the American colonies, the largest single recipient being Massachusetts. Nearly half the settlers hailed from East Anglia, but otherwise originated from across the country. Most were indentured servants escaping both a depressed economy and religious intolerance of the... More
Ethnic Population 1991
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Ethnic Population 1991
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From 1951–91, the British population born outside the UK almost doubled, and, as a percentage of the total population, increased from 4.3 to 7.3 per cent. By 2011, the population born outside the UK had increased to 13.4 per cent. Traditionally, the largest non-UK component in the population has been... More
European Immigration to US 1891–1929
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European Immigration to US 1891–1929
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The Dillingham Commission (1907) reviewed 21 industries and found 58 per cent of the workforce was made up of immigrants. In the same year 81 per cent of arrivals were from southern and eastern Europe, whereas, until the 1880s, northern and western Europe had been the main contributor. The immigrants’... More
Fate of Empire Loyalists 1776–92
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Fate of Empire Loyalists 1776–92
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After the declaration of independence in 1776, the 15–20 per cent of the population who had been loyal to the British Crown were left unprotected. There continued to be bloodshed, with gangs of revolutionaries attacking gangs of loyalists, particularly in the South. As the British pulled out of the United... More
Homeland of the Slavs 800–200 BCE
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Homeland of the Slavs 800–200 BCE
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Herodotus, writing in the 5th century BCE, describes a tribe he calls the ‘Neuri’, living beside a great lake, in a land bounded by rivers. The locale fits the Pripet Marshes, which flood seasonally. It has been conjectured from the details of the description that the Neuri could be an... More
Human Migration of Homo Sapiens 120,000 BCE–10,000 BCE
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Human Migration of Homo Sapiens 120,000 BCE–10,000 BCE
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According to recent research, Homo sapiens began leaving Africa c. 120,000 BCE. This is the first wave of migrations, followed by second and third waves c. 75,000 years and 10,000 years ago. Migration is believed to have started in the southern Sahara, with bands of early humans crossing land bridges... More
Immigration to US 1850–80
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Immigration to US 1850–80
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Underpinning German and English emigration to the US in the middle of the 19th century were smallholders and tenant farmers escaping the impact of industrialization and agrarian reform. Overlaying this steady stream were spikes generated by specific events. A sectarian migration arose from the forced unification of the Lutheran and... More
Indo-European Migration 5000-900 BCE
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Indo-European Migration 5000-900 BCE
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The location of the cradle of the Indo-European peoples is a matter of academic dispute. Based on a mix of archaeology and linguistic analysis, Anatolia, Armenia and the Zagros Mountains each have their proponents, but the consensus has favoured the ‘Kurgan Hypothesis. This places the zone of origin in the... More
Irish Emigration 1690–1845
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Irish Emigration 1690–1845
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In 1836, half the population of Newfoundland was of Irish descent, overwhelmingly Catholics from Munster who had originally participated in the seasonal trans-Atlantic fisheries. High rents, enclosure, and rapacious agents of absentee landlords created endemic unrest in rural Ireland, exemplified by secret societies like the Ribbonmen and White Boys, and... More