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Yablonskaya O. V. Emigration of British minors to Canada: Reasons for resettlement from Great Britain. Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2023, vol. 23, iss. 1, pp. 45-52. DOI: 10.18500/1819-4907-2023-23-1-45-52, EDN: RRCCPQ

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Russian
Heading: 
Всеобщая история и международные отношения
Article type: 
Article
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325.2-053.2(410)|18/19|
DOI: 
10.18500/1819-4907-2023-23-1-45-52
EDN: 
RRCCPQ

Emigration of British minors to Canada: Reasons for resettlement from Great Britain

Autors: 
Yablonskaya Olga V., National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Arzamas branch
Abstract: 

The article examines the circumstances of emigration of children from Great Britain in the XIX–ХХ centuries based on the material of the sources. It is proved that the resettlement was caused by the pauperization of the urban population in the conditions of industrialization. In Canada, minors could be adopted or work on farms, as servants, receiving maintenance and wages. The children had to go to school. It was a prerequisite. Children’s emigration made it possible to fill the labor shortage in Canada, help in the development of the British periphery, strengthen the ties of the metropolis and overseas possessions. Emigration was also the deportation of an overweight population and juvenile delinquents. The lack of proper supervision has led to child abuse and exploitation. The author concludes, that the majority of British migrant children have adapted to Canada, have been given the opportunity to self-actualize.

Key words: 
Great Britain
Canada
XIX–ХХ centuries
colony
empire
juvenile emigration
history of children
industrial revolution
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Received: 
19.06.2022
Accepted: 
10.11.2022
Published: 
01.03.2023
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