Scots Abroad Flashcards
1
Q
What were the impacts in Canada?
A
- Heavily involved in the fur trade (Hudson’s Bay Company)
- Assisted mapping the country, allowing settlement and exploring natural resources
- Used previous knowledge to develop farming
- First Canadian prime minister was Scottish immigrant John A Macdonald
- Developed Canadian education (McGill University)
- Used expertise to develop Canadian banking
- Built Canadian Pacific Railway, allowing transportation of goods and materials
- Military units adopted Scot culture images
- Gaelic became the third most spoken language
- Founding places; Airdrie in Alberta, Montrose in British Columbia and St Andrew in Manitoba
- Traded alcohol for pelts and caused addiction
- Spread disease to local communities who had no immunity
- Informally marry women and then leave them with children to go back to Scotland
- Conflict with Metris’ as they were fur traders and buffalo hunters
- Gradually pushed the Metris people off their land and discriminated against them
- Natives couldn’t resist domination of Scots culture
2
Q
What were the impacts in Australia?
A
- Took advantage of cheap Australian land and expanded the sheep market
- Developed mining in Australia (Australia Mining Company)
- Developed Australian shipping with previous knowledge and experiences (‘Scottish Line’ by Andrew McIlwraith and Malcom McEachern)
- Developed whaling and sealing and even overcome East India Company
- Improved Australian banking (Commercial Baking Company of Sydney)
- Impacted higher education - many first professors Scottish - developed medical education, teaching and founded schools (The Knox Grammar School and Scots College)
- Spread religion, turning protestant churches into presbyteries, had Scots names (Knox and St Andrews)
- Developed Scot, establishing golf and codeveloping football with experience
- Supported emerging literary culture with libraries and literary institutions, and also a trustee of Free Public Library
- Forced Aboriginal people off their land for social and economic advancement, violent towards them for land
- Institutionalised racism against natives, causing the death of many during conflict
3
Q
What were the impacts in New Zealand?
A
- Developed business by setting up and running banks, iron foundries, shops and engineering work - 25% Scots became business leaders
- Developed mining by using past industrial and mining skills to unearth gold
- Took advantage of cheap land and used past experience to turn sheep farming into and economic success
- Developed the textile insuring from experience of working in mills
- Used skills from Scot shipyards to build ships and develop the industry (Henry Nicol founded a company)
- Founded universities, Uni of Otago offering degrees in art, medicine, law and music
- Developed education for women as they introduced free, compulsory and equal education
- Scot immigrant, Donald McLean was an important political figure who influenced European and Ma-ori relationship
- Settled early cities and towns; Dunedin has the crest of a kilted farmer
- Forced Ma-ori off their land after Treaty of Waitangi (1840) - lost ways of life and connections to land
- Introduced Scots culture through clan societies, pipes and drums, the kilt, and Highland Games. Later religion and Gaelic also
4
Q
What were the impacts in India?
A
- Developed the Indian tea industry. Robert Bruce made high quality tea that could compete with China
- Developed Indian economy. Andrew Yule and Company Limited east with jute, cotton, coal and tea, then expanded to engineering, chemical, railways and shipping
- Heavily involved in the jute industry, those from Dundee had mass experience
- Tried to spread Christianity but Indians were resilient - only 3300 converted from Hinduism
- Shaped Indian society. Governor-General (Scottish) James Andrew Brown-Ramsay promised the passenger railway network, electric telegraph and uniform passage
- Involved in colonial administrative of India by being in civil service and military
- Put an end to Suttee which was an obligatory react of women burnin themselves alive when their husband passed
- Took land that belonged to princes without an heir - discontinued colonies and were ruthless with the expansion of the British Empire
5
Q
What were the economical impacts?
A
- Heavily involved in the Canadian fur trade (Hudson’s Bay Company)
- Used previous knowledge to develop Canadian farming
- Developed Canadian education (McGill University)
- Used expertise to develop Canadian banking
- Built Canadian Pacific Railway, allowing transportation of goods and materials
- Conflict with Metris’ as they were fur traders and buffalo hunters
- Took advantage of cheap Australian land and expanded the sheep market
- Developed mining in Australia (Australia Mining Company)
- Developed Australian shipping with previous knowledge and experiences (‘Scottish Line’ by Andrew McIlwraith and Malcom McEachern)
- Developed whaling and sealing in Australia and even overcome East India Company
- Improved Australian banking (Commercial Baking Company of Sydney)
- Impacted Australian higher education - many first professors Scottish - developed medical education, teaching and founded schools (The Knox Grammar School and Scots College)
- Developed New Zealand business by setting up and running banks, iron foundries, shops and engineering work - 25% Scots became business leaders
- Developed New Zealand mining by using past industrial and mining skills to unearth gold
- Took advantage of cheap New Zealand land and used past experience to turn sheep farming into and economic success
- Developed the New Zealand textile industry from experience of working in mills
- Used skills from Scot shipyards to build ships and develop the New Zealand industry (Henry Nicol founded a company)
- Founded New Zealand universities, Uni of Otago offering degrees in art, medicine, law and music
- Developed New Zealand education for women as they introduced free, compulsory and equal education
- Developed the Indian tea industry. Robert Bruce made high quality tea that could compete with China
- Developed Indian economy. Andrew Yule and Company Limited east with jute, cotton, coal and tea, then expanded to engineering, chemical, railways and shipping
- Heavily involved in the Indian jute industry, those from Dundee had mass experience
6
Q
What were the social impacts?
A
- Assisted mapping Canada, allowing settlement and exploring natural resources
- First Canadian prime minister was Scottish immigrant John A Macdonald
- Founding places in Canada; Airdrie in Alberta, Montrose in British Columbia and St Andrew in Manitoba
- Traded alcohol for pelts and caused addiction for Canadian traders
- Spread disease to local Canadian communities who had no immunity
- Informally marry Canadian women and then leave them with children to go back to Scotland
- Gradually pushed the Metris people off their land and discriminated against them
- Developed sport in Australia, establishing golf and codeveloping football with experience
- Supported emerging literary culture in Australia with libraries and literary institutions, and also a trustee of Free Public Library
- Forced Aboriginal people off their land for social and economic advancement, violent towards them for land
- Institutionalised racism against Australian natives, causing the death of many during conflict
- Scot immigrant, Donald McLean was an important political figure who influenced European and Ma-ori relationship
- Settled early New Zealand cities and towns; Dunedin has the crest of a kilted farmer
- Forced Ma-ori off their land after Treaty of Waitangi (1840) - lost ways of life and connections to land
- Shaped Indian society. Governor-General (Scottish) James Andrew Brown-Ramsay promised the passenger railway network, electric telegraph and uniform passage
- Involved in colonial administrative of India by being in civil service and military
- Took land that belonged to Indian princes without an heir - discontinued colonies and were ruthless with the expansion of the British Empire
7
Q
What were the cultural impacts?
A
- Canadian military units adopted Scot culture images
- Gaelic became the third most spoken language in Canada
- Canadian natives couldn’t resist domination of Scots culture
- Spread religion through Australia, turning protestant churches into presbyteries, had Scots names (Knox and St Andrews)
- Introduced Scots culture in New Zealand through clan societies, pipes and drums, the kilt, and Highland Games. Later religion and Gaelic also
- Tried to spread Christianity but Indians were resilient - only 3300 converted from Hinduism
- Put an end to Suttee which was an obligatory Indian practice of women burning themselves alive when their husband passed
8
Q
What were the positive impacts?
A
- Heavily involved in the Canadian fur trade (Hudson’s Bay Company)
- Used previous knowledge to develop Canadian farming
- Developed Canadian education (McGill University)
- Used expertise to develop Canadian banking
- Built Canadian Pacific Railway, allowing transportation of goods and materials
- Assisted mapping Canada, allowing settlement and exploring natural resources
- First Canadian prime minister was Scottish immigrant John A Macdonald
- Founding places in Canada; Airdrie in Alberta, Montrose in British Columbia and St Andrew in Manitoba
- Took advantage of cheap Australian land and expanded the sheep market
- Developed mining in Australia (Australia Mining Company)
- Developed Australian shipping with previous knowledge and experiences (‘Scottish Line’ by Andrew McIlwraith and Malcom McEachern)
- Developed whaling and sealing in Australia and even overcome East India Company
- Improved Australian banking (Commercial Baking Company of Sydney)
- Impacted Australian higher education - many first professors Scottish - developed medical education, teaching and founded schools (The Knox Grammar School and Scots College)
- Developed sport in Australia, establishing golf and codeveloping football with experience
- Supported emerging literary culture in Australia with libraries and literary institutions, and also a trustee of Free Public Library
- Developed New Zealand business by setting up and running banks, iron foundries, shops and engineering work - 25% Scots became business leaders
- Developed New Zealand mining by using past industrial and mining skills to unearth gold
- Took advantage of cheap New Zealand land and used past experience to turn sheep farming into and economic success
- Developed the New Zealand textile industry from experience of working in mills
- Used skills from Scot shipyards to build ships and develop the New Zealand industry (Henry Nicol founded a company)
- Founded New Zealand universities, Uni of Otago offering degrees in art, medicine, law and music
- Developed New Zealand education for women as they introduced free, compulsory and equal education
- Settled early New Zealand cities and towns; Dunedin has the crest of a kilted farmer
- Introduced Scots culture in New Zealand through clan societies, pipes and drums, the kilt, and Highland Games. Later religion and Gaelic also
- Developed the Indian tea industry. Robert Bruce made high quality tea that could compete with China
- Developed Indian economy. Andrew Yule and Company Limited east with jute, cotton, coal and tea, then expanded to engineering, chemical, railways and shipping
- Heavily involved in the Indian jute industry, those from Dundee had mass experience
- Shaped Indian society. Governor-General (Scottish) James Andrew Brown-Ramsay promised the passenger railway network, electric telegraph and uniform passage
- Put an end to Suttee which was an obligatory Indian practice of women burning themselves alive when their husband passed
9
Q
What were the negative impacts?
A
- Traded alcohol for pelts and caused addiction for Canadian traders
- Spread disease to local Canadian communities who had no immunity
- Informally marry Canadian women and then leave them with children to go back to Scotland
- Gradually pushed the Metris people off their land and discriminated against them
- Canadian natives couldn’t resist domination of Scots culture
- Forced Aboriginal people off their land for social and economic advancement, violent towards them for land
- Institutionalised racism against Australian natives, causing the death of many during conflict
- Forced Ma-ori off their land after Treaty of Waitangi (1840) - lost ways of life and connections to land
- Took land that belonged to Indian princes without an heir - discontinued colonies and were ruthless with the expansion of the British Empire
10
Q
What were the impacts on the native people?
A
- Traded alcohol for pelts and caused addiction for Canadian traders
- Spread disease to local Canadian communities who had no immunity
- Informally marry Canadian women and then leave them with children to go back to Scotland
- Gradually pushed the Metris people off their land and discriminated against them
- Canadian natives couldn’t resist domination of Scots culture
- Forced Aboriginal people off their land for social and economic advancement, violent towards them for land
- Institutionalised racism against Australian natives, causing the death of many during conflict
- Forced Ma-ori off their land after Treaty of Waitangi (1840) - lost ways of life and connections to land
- Put an end to Suttee which was an obligatory Indian practice of women burning themselves alive when their husband passed
- Took land that belonged to Indian princes without an heir - discontinued colonies and were ruthless with the expansion of the British Empire
