Unit 3 - European Migration
State 2 groups of European immigrants who came to SAmoa
traders and whalers, discoverers and explorers, beachcombers and missionaries
state the non-europeans that came as indentured labourers
Chinese and Melanesians
Define centralized government
a government with a specific group that governs and leads the country
Define Emigration
The movement of people out of their original country
John Williams and Charles Barff
Define indentured labourers
people who work under a contract for a specific period of time
Define Monarchy
A government led by a King
- the Samoan families developed economically
- there was a decrease in the population of the most productive people in Samoa
- Samoans who moved overseas got to loose their language and their SAmoan cultures and traditions
What caused the migration of the traders and whalers to SAmoa?
To look for raw materials to trade and to hunt for whales
When did the Chinese indentured labourers first arrived
1903
Discuss and explain 3 economic impacts of the immigrant groups on Samoa
they introduced Samoans to trading and cash money, the influenced the development of Apia which later became urbanized, they also influenced Samoans to develop plantations to develop their economy
Describe the patterns of these Samoan emigrations
The fact that when theres an economic recession, Samoans would travel to new areas for work. Also the same reason they travel for to this countries was for economic reasons.
State the 4 missionary societies that arrived and the years they arrived
LMS, 1830
Methodist, 1835
Catholic, 1845
LDS, 1863 (1899)
State 3 other groups of NOn-Europeans immigrant groups that came to Samoa in the 1800s-1900s
Micronesians, Cook Islanders, Niueans, Tuvaluans and Fijians
Discuss and explain 4 Social and cultural impacts of the immigrant groups on Samoa
- taught literacy, converted Samoans to Christianity, influenced us to prioritize the importance of nuclear families instead of extended families. they also banned our inappropriate cultures such as po ula dancing, infanticide, polygamy and cannibalism
Discuss and explain the trend of Samoa's emigration to the United States
Samoans first travelled to American SAmoa as an influence of the American military that came, and so they first travelled to American Samoa, then when an economic recession occurred in the USA, the Us navy offered to take some of these Samoan families to Hawaii, and then from there to the US.
Discuss the reasons why the beachcombers came to Samoa
The beachcombers accidentally came to Samoa as escaped convicts from New South Wales in Australia
Discuss at least two impacts of the Non-European immigrants
they influenced the Pacific to work the land using raw materials to make money. there is also mix race in Samoa today as a result of their migration to Samoa
Discuss and explain at least 3 political impacts of the immigrant groups on Samoa
They set up a centralized government for Samoa, they also set up laws and regulations as well as how they took our customary lands during their colonization of Samoa.
Discuss and explain what triggered Samoas emigration overseas
During WWII, the American military came to protect Samoa and there was a need for people to work as translators and in several other jobs. This triggered the wants of Samoans to work for money, and so after the war years, the Samoans started to migrate overseas for job opportunities