All through the 18th century to the 20th century the long distance migrations played a major role on continuities and changes throughout the entire world
Continuity and Change Over Time Essay
All through the 18th century to the 20th century the long distance migrations played a major role on continuities and changes throughout the entire world such as the European movement to the rest of the world and the Asian movement coming to America.
From the 18th to the 20th century there was an enormous need for migration. During the 1700's the purpose of migration for Europe especially to the Americas was to take as much raw material as possible back to their home country. An example of these practice was the growing of potatoes and then taking them back to Europe which increased their population and greatly helped their economy. In order to transport the raw materials they utilized the Atlantic slave trade which played a major role and was at its peak in the seventeenth century known as the triangular trade. In the 1700's the slave trade that kept growing and become very large. In the 19th century the transport of Africans started to decrease because slaves were reproducing at high numbers and people began setting abolitionist movements within the Americas. Therefore, by the 19th century, there were some clear changes in the purpose of the migration. However, many people still moved from Europe to America for religious freedom and to start a new life. By the 20th century the slave trade and the triangular trade was technically nonexistent but there still was a large amount of European migration to the Americas fleeing away from their poor conditions which shows the continuity of the migration even for different reasons.