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What was the main purpose of the 1827 Commit on rigration?
What was the main purpose of the 1827 Commit on rigration?
- To stop all forms of migration
- To regulate the importation of migrants from India and China (correct)
- To promote migration from Europe to Asia
- To encourage migration from Africa to Australia
Who organized the import of 42 individuals from India to work in indigo plantations in Bytiney?
Who organized the import of 42 individuals from India to work in indigo plantations in Bytiney?
- Senga mewry
- John Mackay (correct)
- Commit on rigration
- Straian penal lee
What was significant about the imported workers from India in the 1830s?
What was significant about the imported workers from India in the 1830s?
- They were subjected to control by their employers (correct)
- They all came voluntarily
- They were the first recorded migrant laborers in history
- They played a role in the gold rush
What activity did the imported workers, especially the Chinese, participate in after their arrival?
What activity did the imported workers, especially the Chinese, participate in after their arrival?
Why did John Mackay import workers from India to work in indigo plantations?
Why did John Mackay import workers from India to work in indigo plantations?
What was the main topic of the text?
What was the main topic of the text?
Which term is mentioned in the text as possibly having a motive?
Which term is mentioned in the text as possibly having a motive?
What does the text suggest about the motive for Convict Labour?
What does the text suggest about the motive for Convict Labour?
Which group is mentioned as potentially having motives in the context of the text?
Which group is mentioned as potentially having motives in the context of the text?
What is the overall focus of the text regarding motives?
What is the overall focus of the text regarding motives?
What is the term used for forcing, deceiving, or kidnapping people to work as slaves in distant countries?
What is the term used for forcing, deceiving, or kidnapping people to work as slaves in distant countries?
In what conditions are the people taken to work in Central Amana?
In what conditions are the people taken to work in Central Amana?
What type of labor are the individuals subjected to in the region?
What type of labor are the individuals subjected to in the region?
Who might be under the impression that the situation described is the WASH Tiry?
Who might be under the impression that the situation described is the WASH Tiry?
What might lead one to believe that the De wampe is the dragon?
What might lead one to believe that the De wampe is the dragon?
What were the three factors that business owners had to engage in the cheap labor trade?
What were the three factors that business owners had to engage in the cheap labor trade?
What does the Polynesian Laborers Act NOT address according to the text?
What does the Polynesian Laborers Act NOT address according to the text?
Why did business owners have financial motives to find cheap sources of labor according to the text?
Why did business owners have financial motives to find cheap sources of labor according to the text?
What opportunity did business owners have that facilitated their engagement in the cheap labor trade?
What opportunity did business owners have that facilitated their engagement in the cheap labor trade?
According to William Brookes, how does the Polynesian Laborers Act relate to anti-slavery laws?
According to William Brookes, how does the Polynesian Laborers Act relate to anti-slavery laws?
What does the law allowing Queensland ships to go on voyages for South Sea Islanders NOT specify?
What does the law allowing Queensland ships to go on voyages for South Sea Islanders NOT specify?
What is the main concern raised by William Brookes regarding the Polynesian Laborers Act?
What is the main concern raised by William Brookes regarding the Polynesian Laborers Act?
What is the significance of the term 'Kanakas' mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of the term 'Kanakas' mentioned in the text?
Why does William Brookes consider the Polynesian Laborers Act to be illegal?
Why does William Brookes consider the Polynesian Laborers Act to be illegal?
What was the role of Thomas Hepple Robson according to the text?
What was the role of Thomas Hepple Robson according to the text?
What is highlighted as the specific defect of the Polynesian Laborers Act according to William Brookes?
What is highlighted as the specific defect of the Polynesian Laborers Act according to William Brookes?
What term is used in the text to refer to people from various islands like Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands?
What term is used in the text to refer to people from various islands like Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands?
