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The Romans built the 73 mile long Hadrian wall, separating the English and the Scottish.
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For many centuries Scotland was ruled by kings of Scottish decent, but that changed when John Balliol (and English Noble) was crowned king.
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The famous Scottish rebel William Wallace fought against the English rule was defeated at the Battle of Falkirk and executed in London
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The "Ulster Plantation" was established by King James I who confiscated over half a million acres of lands in Ireland to be colonized by English-speaking, Protestant rent-paying tenants. Presbyterians from the lowlands of Scotland, emigrated to Ireland and become known as the Scots-Irish.
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The 1717 Transportation Act resulted in Scottish criminals and Jacobite rebels being transported to America.
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Many angry Scots, following defeat by the English at the Battle of Culloden, made the decision to immigrate to the American colonies. The majority settled in South Carolina and Virginia where strong trade links had already been established between the city of Glasgow and Virginia colony, trading in tobacco. Some of the Scots immigrants gained passage on the tobacco trade ships.
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The Highland Potato Famine of the 1840's hit Scotland first striking the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides Islands and then spreading to the Lowlands. The famine was followed by a Cholera epidemic and the number of immigrants to the US showed a significant increase.
