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The first wave of immigrants came because they lost a battle with the English New Model Army at Dunbar (they were in a civil war with the English). The Scots lost and some of them slowly started to move to the USA. -
The Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland (also includes Scotland) is passed. it officially created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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a period of forced eviction and displacement of their land leads to a significant emigration of Scots, particularly from the Highlands and Islands. from 1815 to 1850
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It is the linking of the east and west coasts of Scotland. -
Pinkerton was the son of a police Sergeant. His dad died when he was still a kid leaving his family in poverty. Allan found work as a cooper and soon became involved in chartism. -
driven by factors such as economic hardships in Scotland, the availability of land in the United States, and the allure of the American Dream. Many Scots settled in cities like New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. from 1820 to 1830
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During the time of the Great Depression and World War II, not many Scottish people could immigrate to the United States. The tough economic conditions and the war made it hard for people to move. However, a few Scots still managed to come, mostly as refugees or displaced persons escaping the war's effects. this was from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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Pinkerton National Detective Agency was founded in 1850. Allan Pinkerton started the first detective Agency and it was very successful.