Impact of Scots emigrants on Empire Flashcards
Issue 3
Industries Scots involved in in Canada
Developed trades in furs, timber and agriculture, also involved in banking and development of Canadian railway network, paper industry run by Scots who were also heavily involved in iron, steel, oil and gas industries
Farming in Canada
Scots granted land for comming to Canada so brought new farming ideas to the country e.g. crop rotation to improve yield.
Montreal
Scots developed Ship building industry in Montreal
Sir John A.
First Prime minister of Canada who was a scot he was very successful and served for 18 years
Canadian Railway
Scots Built Transatlantic Canadian Pacific Railway across all of Canada to unite the vast territories of the country. Allowed trade and economic exploitation of interior, Scots financed building of railway and a scot was the lead engineer for the railway-Sandford Flemming
Education (canada)
Opened universities all across the country eg. McGill University, Thomas McCulloch - a scot - was the first principal of Picton Academy in Nova Scotia
Culture and Religion (canada)
> Scottish writers influenced Canadian Literature
Canadian Army has Scottish Regiments
Highland games held in Canada
Places with Scottish names e.g. Nova Scotia = New Scotland
Native Societies (canada)
Scots traded with Native Canadian Tribes, hunted for fur and animal skins for the Hudson Bay company, commercial and personal relationships developed between Scots and native Indians
Negative Impacts (Canada)
> Scots destroyed Canadian traditional way of life not all Scots respectful of skills and culture of native Indians
Cleared Native People off land so it could be used for farming
Native children sent to schools to “kill Indian within them” and girls forcibly sterilised to ensure no further Native children
Australia Economy and Enterprise
Scots stonemasons helped to build Sydney Harbour Bridge
Scot John Busby provided Sydney with first piped water
Scots was Colonial Architect for New South Wales
Scots founded MacRobertson Chocolates - Freddo Makers
Sheep farming and Australia wool economy founded by Scot
Other industries - Wine, Sugar, Mining Farming Tool supplying, Banking, Shipping
Australia Culture and religion
Developments in Education, schools based on Scottish schools
Scot composed Australian national anthem and unofficial anthem
Australia Native Societies
Kicked Aborigines off land and killed many of them (Hornet Bank Massacre)
Some Scots learned language and supported aboriginal rights, and married aborigines women
New Zealand Economy and enterprise
Scots brought sheep farms then developed clothing factories from the sheep wool, these people became very rich
Scottish engineers dominated Aukland Shipyards
Medical schools opened by scot
New Zealand Culture and religion
First school for girls opened in Otaga by Learmonth Dalrymple, based on a curriculum of Scottish universities
Brought over Protestant traditions, New Year, Caledonian Games, Ceilidhs, Porridge and scones
New Zealand Native Societies
Some good relationships
Intermarriage
Maori helped Scott’s survive harsh winters
Dond McLean learned Maori language and fought for their rights
Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon sided with Maori in land disputes
Land Issues = conflict
Cleared Maori land for farming effect on way Maori hunted and moved
Took land from Maori
