Impact of Scots in New Zealand

Question 1

Economy and Enterprise

Answer 1

• Skills from farming carried to NZ.
• Scot’s prospered through sheep farming, James McKenzie famous outlaw for sheep and cattle rustling. He opened up country and allowed better transport and trading links improving economy
• many Scot’s tried to make fortune with mining gold
• NZ and Australia land company: shipped first frozen meat from NZ to London.
• Dr David Munro - introduced first sheep from Australia and elected into House of Representatives
• legislation posted to outlaw absentee landlords by John Mackenzie

Question 2

Culture and Religion

Answer 2

Brought names with them, Dunedin means New Edinburgh. Dunedin has streets such as Princes Street, St Andrews Street, George street etc.

Mountains named after Scottish names: Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond.

Churches set up, Free Church of Scotland promised well ordered Christian society with good education and Scottish culture

Education
James Andrew, merchant and politician, established training colleges and schools and university of Dunedin. 100 schools founded by him.

Question 3

Native Societies

Answer 3

Māoris helped white settlers to survive winters including supplying food.

Scot’s wanted land to farm and set up towns so took control of land from Māoris

Treaty of Waitangi stated British agree to protect maori and they can keep land but tricked them and ripped up Māori agreement. Made the Māoris agree the english agreement.

Regular battle over land. Scots sent as missionaries to spread Christianity. Some Māoris became Christian and kept Scot’s Christian and tied to faith. Intermarriage occurred and some missionaries protected Māoris during conflicts.

British siezed 4 million acres of land, Māoris lost 90% of their land. Population of Māoris decreased.