The Scottish in America
Brave at heart
The Early years. (Where they settled/when the group came to the us)
Living conditions upoun arrival
- Jobs- The Criminals were forced into labor, while the the others settled as traders or Tobacco workers.
Treatment-
Influence
Why they came here
How they got here
How many of their members came to America
Works Cited
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"Highland Gathering, Showground, 1 January 1940 by Sam Hood." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2015.
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What immigration laws or policies were in effect during the time of migration.
While there where no immigration laws in effect during the onset of the Scotch-Irish immigration. New laws where coming in to play later on during the influx of immigrants
In 1790 the first immigration law was passed it was called the Naturalization act of 1790 it states that unindentured white males must live in the U.S. for two years before becoming citizens.in 1795 the previous act was extended to 5 years.
in 1798 the Naturalization act was lengthed to 14 years,