scots in the empire Flashcards
what reputation did the scots have?
hardworking
why did the scots get involved in the empire?
- had a tradition of emigrating
- economic problems
what did scots do in the empire?
- 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
what was the treaty of union?
- signed 1707
- scottish parliament dissolved
- allowed scots access to england’s colonies and trade links
where did the scots go?
canada
australia
new zealand
india
what encouraged scots to go abroad?
cheap land
encouragement from government and relatives
roughly how many scots went to canada?
460,000
what jobs did scots do in canada?
agriculture, foundries, mills, textiles, sugar, oil, iron
who was the first canadian pm?
a scottish man named john a macdonald
what place names did the scots take to canada?
ayr
glasgow
lanark
stirling
what was the name of the native canadian people?
inuit
how did Australia start life under Britain?
as a place to send criminals
how many scots left for Australia?
almost 90,000
what jobs did the scots do in Australia?
farmers bankers politicians businessmen doctors priests singers poets painters
what animals did the scots introduce to australia?
Ayrshire cattle and Clydesdale horses
what drinks did the scots introduce to australia?
ale and whisky
who was john mccarthur (Australia)?
a farmer who introduced the first merino sheep to Australia
what did the scots set up in Australia?
schools, colleges, newspapers
what did the scots contribute greatly to in queensland in the 1880s?
the sugar boom
describe the warrigal creek massacre
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.
what happened to the aboriginies as a result of scottish emigrants?
within a few years, several thousand of them virtually disappeared
