Haitian Refugees

 Migration: the movement of people from one area to another

 Connected Siberia and Alaska  First inhabitance migrated from Asia by crossing the Bering Strait

 1600s French settled along the Northern Atlantic Coast and the St. Lawrence river (now Canada)  1600s-1700s English settled along the Atlantic Coast (from Maine to Georgia) - Establishing the 13 colonies

 Protest of Britain’s 13 American colonies led to the American Revolution ( )  Founding of the United States of America

 Settlers pushed Westward  (1803) United States nearly doubled in size because of the Louisiana Purchase -bought land from France

 French Explorers claimed most of Canada, their settlement was known as New France  Britain and France disputed “claimed” territory important for fur trading and coastal fisheries  Britain forced France to surrender its territory after France’s defeat in the French and Indian War ( ) - French settlers still remained

 In 1867, Britain passed the British North America Act creating the DOMINION OF CANADA  A confederation (political union) that was self governing but remained part of the British Empire.  Canada became an independent nation in 1931

 Settlers built transportation routes and pioneered west  In the 1800s, Large Cities developed along the transcontinental railroad in the American West (USA), Canadian Prairies (Canada) and Pacific Provinces (Canada)

 Immigration: the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there  Emigration: the movement of people out of a country in order to settle somewhere else

Eastern & Central Europe Latin America & Asia Explorers & Africans Northern & Western Europe

 Push Factors  Pull Factors Major International Migration Patterns, Early 1990s Slide graphic courtesy of Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University

1. Demographics a. Increased population due to improvements in health care b. Increased pressures on land to provide food & housing 2. Abolishment of Serfdom a. People free to move b. Emergence of capitalism 3. Extension of railroads a. Brought finished goods/products into areas b. Forced artisans out of work

4. Crop disease (potato blight) 5. Escape military service 6. Steamship (1890) – drastic reduction in time it took to cross Atlantic Ocean 7. Escape persecution

1. Economic opportunity 2. Promise of equality 3. Availability of Land 4. Education

 Also due to push-pull factors  Can be forced or voluntary The Trail of Tears, 1838, is an example of forced migration in the US

Which direction is the center of the US population moving?

Which regions are gaining population? Which regions are losing population?

Where people are moving mapWhere people are moving map (by county)

 JOBS- economic opportunity  Many factories are closing in the NE b/c it is very expensive  Climate- retirees often move south for better climate  Cost of living- larger, less expensive homes in south  Natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina)

U.S. intraregional migration during 1990s. US Population is moving out of the city centers: Automobiles and roads “American Dream” Better services Some are moving even farther: idyllic settings Lower cost of land Still connected to services and markets