The push and pull definitions are as follows:

• Push factors are the reasons why people left Holland, such as persecution, fear, natural disasters, poverty and unemployment
• Pull factors are the reasons why people moved to the United States of America in search of freedom, safety, stability and new opportunities

Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration to America for kids: Political, Economic, Social & Environmental Reasons
The push and pull factors of Dutch Migration are dictated by economic, political, environmental and social reasons. Discover specific events in the history of Holland that prompted Dutch people to leave their homes to start a new life in America. 

Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration for kids: Examples of Dutch Migration Chart
The following chart provides facts and information about some specific examples of Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration to America.

Examples of Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration to America

List and Examples of Push Factors

Political Factor: The first migrants were prompted by the discoveries of lands in the New World made by the famous Dutch explorer Henry Hudson who was contracted to the Dutch United East India Company.

Economic Factor: Dutch colonies were established across areas of the Mid-Atlantic States were called New Netherland (Nieuw-Nederlandt)

Economic Factor: The Patroon system was established to encourage Dutch colonists to immigrate from Holland to America

Political Factor: The Protestant Reformation had resulted in Catholics become a minority group in the Netherlands

Environmental Factor: The 1634 Burchardi Flood overran dikes and caused the deaths of
up to 15,000 people and the loss of thousands of homes.

Political Factor: In 1656 Holland took control from the traders and supported Dutch Colonization of the New World offering free passage to the New Netherlands colonies.

Environmental Factor: In 1664 the Bubonic Plague hit Holland killing over 200,000 people.

Environmental Factor: The 1700's saw catastrophic storms, such as the Great Storm of 1703, causing disastrous flooding such as the 1717 Christmas flood killing thousands of people and destroying thousands of homes

Social Political Factor: The Protestants of the pious Seceder religious movement in 1834 led to the migration of thousands of Dutch people

Environmental Factor: Crop failures and the potato blight swept across Europe and hit the Netherlands in 1845 leading to hunger and poverty and a massive increase of immigration to America.

Political Factor: In 1848 Dutch revolutionaries, called the Forty-Eighters, emigrated to avoid political persecution

Political Factor: WW2 (1939 - 1945) broke out in Europe. Holland was invaded by the German Nazi's.

Environmental Factor: The 1953 Flood Disaster (Watersnoodramp) devastated the Netherlands.

List and Examples of Pull Factors

The political pull factor was to gain wealth, prestige and the ambitions of the Netherlands to expand their empire.

The first migrants included Dutch traders and settlers looking to gain wealth and new lands

Stock holders of the Dutch West India Company were given grants of land in return for introducing 50 immigrants to the colonies. The immigrants wanted to escape poverty and find a new home and employment in America

Dutch Catholic immigrants looked for religious freedom in America

The flooding prompted more people to immigrate to America seeking safety with a lower risk from natural disasters and hazards

Poor Dutch immigrants took the opportunity to escape poverty and start a new life in America.

People emigrated to America to escape death and disease in the Netherlands.

Escape from the threat of more natural disasters and a lower risk from natural disasters and hazards

To avoid religious persecution in Holland and seek freedom to worship in their chosen religion

To find more fertile land to escape famine and disease and find safety in a more settled climate and environment.

Political security, safety and security

To escape in Fascism and move to a welcoming environment and new life in America

The US Refugee Relief Act enabled entry of 15,000 Dutch refugees.

Push Pull factors of Dutch Migration for kids: Pull Push factors of the Netherlands
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Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration: Political Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Holland (the Netherlands)
Find examples of Political Push and Pull factors such as significant historical events in Dutch history such as obtaining trading opportunities, wars and revolutions prompted the migration of Dutch people to escape political or religious persecution.

Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration: Environmental Examples of Push and Pull factors in Holland (the Netherlands)
Find examples of Environmental Push and Pull factors relating to any devastating natural disasters that have hit Holland such as storms and flooding,  that led Dutch people to seek safety in a more settled climate and environment.

Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration: Social Examples of Push and Pull factors in Holland (the Netherlands)
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Push and Pull factors of Dutch Migration: Economic Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Holland (the Netherlands)
Find examples of Economic Push and Pull factors that prompted immigration from Holland such as high levels of unemployment that led Dutch people to consider emigration in order to achieve a better standard of living and improve employment opportunities.