scots in the empire

Question 1

what reputation did the scots have?

Answer 1

hardworking

Question 2

why did the scots get involved in the empire?

Answer 2

• had a tradition of emigrating

- economic problems

Question 3

what did scots do in the empire?

Answer 3

• many worked as indentured servants (slaves) on plantations in the new world
• attempted to start their own trade company like the East India Co but failed

Question 4

what was the treaty of union?

Answer 4

• signed 1707
• scottish parliament dissolved
• allowed scots access to england’s colonies and trade links

Question 5

where did the scots go?

Answer 5

canada
australia
new zealand
india

Question 6

what encouraged scots to go abroad?

Answer 6

cheap land

encouragement from government and relatives

Question 7

roughly how many scots went to canada?

Answer 7

460,000

Question 8

what jobs did scots do in canada?

Answer 8

agriculture, foundries, mills, textiles, sugar, oil, iron

Question 9

who was the first canadian pm?

Answer 9

a scottish man named john a macdonald

Question 10

what place names did the scots take to canada?

Answer 10

ayr
glasgow
lanark
stirling

Question 11

what was the name of the native canadian people?

Answer 11

inuit

Question 12

how did Australia start life under Britain?

Answer 12

as a place to send criminals

Question 13

how many scots left for Australia?

Answer 13

almost 90,000

Question 14

what jobs did the scots do in Australia?

Answer 14

farmers
bankers
politicians
businessmen
doctors
priests
singers
poets
painters

Question 15

what animals did the scots introduce to australia?

Answer 15

Ayrshire cattle and Clydesdale horses

Question 16

what drinks did the scots introduce to australia?

Answer 16

ale and whisky

Question 17

who was john mccarthur (Australia)?

Answer 17

a farmer who introduced the first merino sheep to Australia

Question 18

what did the scots set up in Australia?

Answer 18

schools, colleges, newspapers

Question 19

what did the scots contribute greatly to in queensland in the 1880s?

Answer 19

the sugar boom

Question 20

describe the warrigal creek massacre

Answer 20

5 white men were allegedly murdered by aboriginies in 1843, so scots formed the highland brigade to exact revenge upon the responsible tribe. the people of the tribe were massacred at their camp.

Question 21

what happened to the aboriginies as a result of scottish emigrants?

Answer 21

within a few years, several thousand of them virtually disappeared