Great Migration (1717–1775)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Migration_(1717–1775)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Scotch-Irish_migration
gptkbp:cause persecution
economic hardship
land scarcity
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Ulster
gptkbp:endDate 1775
gptkbp:estimatedNumberOfMigrants 200,000
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:American_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Migration (1717–1775)
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:British_America
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:New_England
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Appalachian_region
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Ulster_Scots
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Plantation_of_Ulster
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scotch-Irish_Americans
colonial history of the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1717
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scotch-Irish_Americans
gptkb:Scots-Irish_immigrants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7