Interactive Map – Chapter 18: Global Migration, 1840-1900

View accessibility instructions

. North America attracted the most migrants of any region or continent in the late 19th century. Which region/continent attracted the second most number of migrants?

Australia/New Zealand

Russia

Africa

South America

. During this time period migrants from India mostly did not immigrate to the United States. Instead they migrated to South Africa, East Africa, and parts of Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. What explains this immigration pattern?

India was a colony of the British Empire and migrants from India tended to migrate to other British colonies or dominions

The trip to the United States was too expensive for most Indians so they embarked on migrations that were less expensive

The cost of living was too high for most Indians so they migrated to places that were less expensive

Strict immigration laws kept Indians from migrating to the United States

Interactive Map – Chapter 18: Global Migration, 1840-1900

Quiz Content