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Makers of America: Class discussion and exercises
Makers Of America: The Scots-irish
Chapter 5:
Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700 - 1775
Questions for Class Discussion
- What characteristics did the Scots-Irish
develop from their history before arriving in America?
How did their American experience relate to that earlier history?
- Why were the Scots-Irish likely to
be especially fervent patriots in the American Revolution? What issues might
separate them from other American revolutionists, like the New Englanders
or the Virginia planters?
Suggested Student Exercises
- Locate both the Scottish lowlands and
Ulster (Northern Ireland) on a map of the British Isles. Point out how and
why the Protestant Scots-Irish in Northern Ireland differ from the Roman Catholic
Irish in Ireland.
- Use a relief map of the Appalachian Mountains
to trace the migration of the Scots-Irish south and southwest from Pennsylvania,
as they moved down through the valleys of the region. Show why the Scots-Irish
did not generally migrate west to Ohio and Indiana.
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