The push and pull definitions are as follows:

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

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

Examples of Push and Pull factors of Scottish Migration to America

List and Examples of Push Factors

Political Factor: Catholic Jacobite rebels, supported by the Scots highlanders, mounted the 1689 Revolution when the House of Stuart was deposed.

Environmental Factor: 15% of the population died in the "Ill Years' of the 1690s" when a series of failed harvests resulted in famine and disease to Scotland

Political Factor: The 1717 Transportation Act was passed by the British

Political Factor: The Catholic Scots, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, were defeated by the English at the 1746 Battle of Culloden.

Economic Factor: The First Industrial Revolution in America in the early 1800's resulted in a boom in industry that required cheap, unskilled labor.

Environmental Factor: The Highland Potato Famine of the 1840's hit Scotland bringing starvation and disease including a terrible epidemic of Cholera

Economical and Political Factors: Immigration to America exploded in the 1880's due the Second Industrial Revolution that required unskilled labor to man the factories.

List and Examples of Pull Factors

Scottish Catholics and Jacobites fled to America to escape political and religious persecution.

Many Scots chose to escape death and starvation by moving to America as indentured servants.

Scottish criminals and Jacobite rebels were transported to America

Scots moved to America to escape the oppressive rule of the English searching for political and religious freedom.

Scottish migrants responded to the prospects of employment, increased wealth and a better standard of living in America.

Scots fled  to America to escape from the threat of more natural disasters, death and poverty.

Scottish immigrants seized the opportunity to escape poverty and gain employment and a better standard of living in America.

Push Pull factors of Scottish Migration for kids: Pull Push factors of Scotland
To discover the full story of the Pull Push factors of Scotland go to Scottish Immigration to America for comprehensive facts, laws and history.

Push and Pull factors of Scottish Migration: Political Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Scotland
Find examples of Political Push and Pull factors such as significant historical events in Scottish history such as wars, revolutions like the Jacobite uprising and the political autocracy of the English which prompted the migration of Scottish people to escape political or religious persecution.

Push and Pull factors of Scottish Migration: Environmental Examples of Push and Pull factors in Scotland
Find examples of Environmental Push and Pull factors relating to any devastating natural disasters that have hit Scotland such as crop failures, floods, plague, cholera, crop failures and famine land that led Scottish people to seek safety in a more settled climate and environment.

Push and Pull factors of Scottish Migration: Social Examples of Push and Pull factors in Scotland
Find examples of Social Push and Pull factors that prompted migration from Scotland such as such as the desire to join their families in America and to achieve a better standard of living.

Push and Pull factors of Scottish Migration: Economic Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Scotland
Find examples of Economic Push and Pull factors that prompted immigration from Scotland such as poverty and unemployment that led Scottish people to consider emigration in order to achieve a better standard of living and improve employment opportunities.