Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785
Download or Read eBook Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785 PDF written by David Dobson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Dobson |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2011-03-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780820340784 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0820340782 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785 by : David Dobson
Book excerpt: Before 1650, only a few hundred Scots had trickled into the American colonies, but by the early 1770s the number had risen to 10,000 per year. A conservative estimate of the total number of Scots who settled in North America prior to 1785 is around 150,000. Who were these Scots? What did they do? Where did they settle? What factors motivated their emigration? Dobson's work, based on original research on both sides of the Atlantic, comprehensively identifies the Scottish contribution to the settlement of North America prior to 1785, with particular emphasis on the seventeenth century.
