To evaluate the sequences in relation to forced migration and the Industrial Revolution, we need to examine the historical context and causality of each event.
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Industrial Revolution - lack of food forces Agricultural Revolution - indentured servants imported to increase agricultural production - emancipation of indentured servants - displaced indentured servants become enslaved overseas.
- This sequence suggests a chain where initial food shortages lead to agricultural reforms, which then lead to the importation of indentured servants. While indentured servitude was indeed part of labor dynamics in agricultural settings, the connection between emancipation of indentured servants and then their displacement into slavery overseas isn’t historically accurate.
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Emancipation of enslaved people - Industrial Revolution - mass migration of emancipated enslaved people to factories - factory workers return to their farms - indentured servants take over industrial jobs.
- This sequence reflects a historical narrative where the Industrial Revolution followed the abolition of slavery, leading to some emancipated enslaved people migrating to urban areas for factory jobs. It does imply steps where factory workers might have gone back to their farms, although in practice, employment patterns were more complex with many people migrating away from agricultural lifestyles.
Considering the context and the nature of forced migrations during the Industrial Revolution, the second sequence appears to best reflect the historical and causal relationships involved:
Emancipation of enslaved people → Industrial Revolution → mass migration of emancipated enslaved people to factories → factory workers return to their farms → indentured servants take over industrial jobs.
This sequence captures grassroots movements influenced by social change, labor demands, and advancements in production that prompted migration, albeit with some interpretative liberties in the details.