the impact of Scottish emigrants on the empire

Question 1

Australia - economy

Answer 1

helped to develop resources in the British Empire for example John and Alexander Brown developed coal mining Australia

Question 2

Australia - economy

Answer 2

Samuel McWilliam developed 6 vineyards which contributed to the wine industry

Question 3

Australia - economy

Answer 3

many Scots had a big impact on trade between the colonies for example Malcom MacEacharn first successful transportation of refrigerated meat to Britain

Question 4

Australia - economy

Answer 4

Scottish investment, for example the Clyde company set up in 1836, used to set up huge sheep farms in Australia

Question 5

Australia - education

Answer 5

Scottish professors worked in Australian universities especially the uni of Sydney

Question 6

Australia - native societies

Answer 6

William fraser involved in the hornet bank massacre ie large scale murder of aboriginals thus decline in aboriginal population

Question 7

Canada - economy

Answer 7

in the 1830s George Simpson financed the Hudson Bay business in Canada influencing economic development

Question 8

Canada - economy

Answer 8

George Stephan; operating in Canada, providing money to develop railways in Canada - thus impacting the infrastructure development in Canada, particularly railway building

Question 9

Canada - trade

Answer 9

At first, Scots tended to trade amicably with natives in Canada, trading items such as metal and cloth for animal fur

Question 10

Canada - politics

Answer 10

Some Scots even ran the colonies as politicians for example John MacDonald first prime minister of Canada

Question 11

Canada - agriculture

Answer 11

Scots had a good reputation as farmers in Canada because they brought new ideas on how to farm, for example through introducing crop rotation.

Question 12

Canada - Education

Answer 12

McGill University & Toronto University were both founded by Scots

Question 13

India - economy

Answer 13

James Dalhousie; operating in India pushed and opened up the development of railways and telegraphs (he was in charge of India) - impacting and opening up communication services in India

Question 14

India - political

Answer 14

lots of Scots suppressed and kept order over the local people as they were part of the army for example Colin Campbell a military officer who helped defeat the 1850 Indian Mutiny

Question 15

India - economy

Answer 15

Andrew Yule; operating in India developing the tea and jute industry his company was called the hoolungpooree tea company - increasing trade in India

Question 16

India - education

Answer 16

Rev. Alexander Duff from Perthshire opened educational establishments which taught in English and helped to establish the uni of Calcutta in 1857

Question 17

India - special forces

Answer 17

Charles Napier was credited for creating police force to keep order in the Provence of Sindh

Question 18

New Zealand - education

Answer 18

Learmonth Dalrymple; New Zealand - set up schools in New Zealand and educated native people

Question 19

New Zealand - education

Answer 19

New Zealand’s first university, Otago University, was based on the Scottish University Curriculum

Question 20

New Zealand - medical school

Answer 20

in 1875 the first medical school was opened in Otago, the first head of medicine was Scot John Scott