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Indentured Servants

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People who work for an agreed amount of time before they are free, often as a way to pay for passage to new opportunities or to pay off debt.

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Devil’s Island

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A penal colony of France known for its terrible treatment of convicts, operational until 1953.

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Indentured Servants

People who work for an agreed amount of time before they are free, often as a way to pay for passage to new opportunities or to pay off debt.

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Devil’s Island

A penal colony of France known for its terrible treatment of convicts, operational until 1953.

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Emigrate/Immigrate

Emigrate means to leave a country; immigrate means to enter a country.

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Great Famine

A period from 1845 to 1849 when potato crops were destroyed in Ireland, leading to the emigration of 3 million people.

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Colonial Service

The British governing service responsible for administration in the colonies.

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Colonization Society

A society in Japan aimed at exporting its surplus population and commercial goods, successful in sending people to Peru.

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Remittances

Funds sent back home by male migrants from their foreign earnings, which can reduce the need for women's labor.

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Ethnic Enclaves

Neighborhoods or clusters where immigrants from the same country form communities, maintaining cultural traditions.

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Mohandas Gandhi

An Indian civil rights activist who faced discrimination in South Africa and became a leader in the Indian Nationalist movement.

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Kangani System

An indentured labor system where entire families work together on plantations, offering more freedom than traditional servitude.

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Argentine Constitution

A constitution that encouraged European immigration and guaranteed civil rights for foreigners, largely impacting Argentine culture.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

A law passed in 1882 banning Chinese immigration to the US, initially set for 10 years and made permanent in 1902.

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White Australia Policy

A policy aimed at limiting immigration to Australia to British people in order to maintain a 'white' population.

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Transnational Migration

Migration that crosses national boundaries and involves the maintenance of connections between the home country and the new country.

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Diaspora

The dispersion of a group of people from their original homeland, often maintaining cultural connections and activities.

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Push and Pull Factors

Push factors compel individuals to leave their home country, while pull factors attract them to a new destination.

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Chain Migration

A process where immigrants from a particular area follow others from the same area to a new location.

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Guest Workers

Temporary labor migrants who are invited to work in a host country for a limited duration.

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Remittance Economy

An economic system reliant on remittances, often bolstered by migrant workers sending money back home.

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Refugee Crisis

A humanitarian situation where a large number of people are forced to flee their home country due to conflict or