Scots Irish Scots who moved to Ireland lived there for 100 150 years then immigrated to america Scotts irish immigration Overview Mostly 1700s formative wave Scots Irish vs Irish Scots Irish immigrated first Both lived in Ireland Northern Ireland Ulster Scots Scots Irish Presbyterian Irish catholic didn t like each other Scots Irish late colonial era formative wave 1700 1775 Scottish immigration to Ireland English colonize Ireland with Scots Plantation of Ulster 1609 100 year land leases on cheap land deals Religious unrest By mid 1600s series of wars between Scots Irish and Irish Scots Irish Presbyterian protestants 1638 the Black Oath Scots Irish had to sign an oath to the Anglican church If didn t do it they were put in jail or given high fines instituted by King Charles the 1st Death toll high due to disease and starvation Scots Irish didn t get along with Irish of English due to religious differences and they were still subjects to the British and had to pay taxes to the Anglican church even though they weren t a part of it catholic king of England overthrown by William of orange son in law of James the II Push factors Invasion of James II 1689 Glorious revolution Wanted to retake the thrown catholic Irish supporters attacked Scots Irish at Londonderry got a new bill of rights for Scotland and Ireland got a new bill of rights but had to take Ireland force by hid out in France where his cousin was king Scots Irish were being persecuted and land was being burned down The woolens Act 1699 Scots Irish no longer allowed to export wool goods could only sell raw wool to England English monopoly on Irish wool turned to linen American flaxseed to Ireland immigrants to America came to America due to space on ships 100 year land leases ended 1707 rent went waaaaaay up needed land for livestock also a part of their identity Famine Floods in early 1740s crop failure not the potato famine Pull factors No need to learn a new language There was a need for people indentured servants companies paid for trip at times but trip were in poor condition traveling was tough Ability to own land biggest mark of status in Europe 250 000 Scots Irish by the end of the American revolution 8 10 of U S population in 1790 Middle colonies esp in Pennsylvania lots of land and religious tolerance Spread out to southern colonies Great wagon road followed old Indian trails Numbers Location The frontier Appalachia Moved into Appalachian mountains hillbilly stereotype Still some isolated communities some areas are extremely into poverty due to dependents on some industries such as the coal mining industries Cultural influences ex Blue grass music ex Pentecostal snake handling religious tradition Indian fighting frontiersman partially true Patriots anti British or 100 American patriots but not true depending on location and class Americans who claim Scots Irish heritage Stereotypes Hillbillies Andrew Jackson Ulysses s grant Woodrow Wilson Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Elvis Presley Tomas Mellon and family Dolly Parton Recap Scots Irish vs Irish Push and pull factors Pennsylvania into Appalachians Mostly assimilated into WASP culture
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