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The Scottish Settlers of America
Stephen M. Millett
其他書名
The 17th and 18th Centuries
出版
Genealogical Publishing Com
, 2009-06
主題
History / United States / General
History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry
Social Science / Emigration & Immigration
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / European American Studies
ISBN
0806347619
9780806347615
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=j9Vpdkvc2IcC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Originally published in thirteen installments of "U.S. Scots" magazine, Dr. Millett's account of Scottish emigration to colonial America is, arguably, the best introduction to its subject. Based upon a careful reading of the recent secondary literature, the author draws the following conclusions about Scots colonists: (1) The principal motivation for Scottish emigration was self-improvement and economic gain; (2) Scottish settlers were ambitious and self-reliant; (3) Scottish emigrants arrived as families intending to stay; (4) Most Scottish settlers readily assimilated into colonial society; (5) The Scots favored certain parts of the colonies over others; and (6) The principal sources of identity for Scots were surname and family. Dr. Millett develops these findings in considerable detail, of course, in chapters devoted to the Scottish homeland and its peoples, the push/pull of emigration/immigration, Scottish colonial settlements prior to 1707, and the establishment of the principal 18th-century Scottish communities along the Chesapeake, the Carolinas and Georgia, and throughout the Middle Colonies. In addition, a special chapter treats the role of Scots during the American Revolution, including the part played by Scottish Loyalists. While this is a book that is primarily historical and not genealogical, researchers will nonetheless find in it sketches of famous Scots like John Paul Jones and Hugh Mercer, not to mention invaluable narrative and statistical background information on the Scottish presence in the colonies.