Lesson 4: Migration and Global Labor Systems

Why did millions of people migrate during this period?
How did migration reshape societies and economies?

indentured servitude, labor migration, diaspora, push-pull factors

APWH Unit 6 Topic 6.4
Skill 4.A
Reasoning Process: Continuity and Change

Synthesizing information from lecture-based content and data.

This multi-day lecture synthesizes migration trends and labor systems across regions.
Purpose: Content synthesis and contextual understanding
DOK: 2–3

Modern migration debates and labor mobility.

Students may view migration as entirely voluntary.

Guided notes; optional data analysis extensions.

Checkpoint multiple-choice questions and discussion prompts.

Lecture slides, migration maps, data tables