Flashcards: Transport Innovations for Scottish Emigration — 9 cards

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1Question

Steamship — main improvement?

Answer

Reduced crossing time and increased safety.

2Question

Steamship — main improvement?

Answer

Reduced Atlantic crossing time to about 1 week.

3Question

Railways — role?

Answer

Connected regions, sped internal and port travel.

4Question

Railways — role?

Answer

Connected regions, sped up travel, enabled migration.

5Question

Clyde shipping firms — function?

Answer

Operated global passenger networks for emigrants.

6Question

Internal migration — facilitator?

Answer

Railways provided rapid access to ports and cities.

7Question

Travel time reduction — impact?

Answer

Made emigrating quicker and more affordable.

8Question

Reasons Scots emigrated — factors?

Answer

Economic opportunities, land issues, emigration societies.

9Question

Funding emigration — methods?

Answer

Charities, aid organizations, and personal savings.

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1. Who is credited with the technological progress that improved steamship travel in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

2. By 1914, approximately how long did it take for a steamship to cross the Atlantic from Glasgow to North America?

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