https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d Scotch-Irish Migration en-us 2021-10-05 12:45:57 UTC 2025-09-26 17:14:48 UTC hello@padlet.com audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792877772 2021-10-05 12:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792877772 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792893916 Inspired by the prospect of land and propelled by land grants, many families and clans from Scotland and Ireland left the Isles and spread into Pennsylvania, soon moving into the Appalachians. Both King James I's desire to spread Irish dominance and a drought-famine combo in the 1740s inspired many to head towards the Americas. Many of those we call "mountain people" and "hillbillies" can traces their lineage back to the Scotch-Irish, or Ulsters, that we see today.  ]]> 2021-10-05 13:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792893916 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792908623 2021-10-05 13:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1792908623 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796264664 A drought in the 1740s started a famine that forced families to leave for the Americas, fearing that their families might starve if they stayed behind. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796264664 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796271469 Many clans and families tended to follow each other, starting in Pennsylvania and moving into the Appalachian Mts. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796271469 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796281060 The lack of repatriation led to a very settled culture of Scotch-Irish decedents in the Appalachians. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796281060 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796287993 For the Scotch-Irish, some pull factors of North America included abundant land and the potential for farming, especially around Lancaster, PA. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796287993 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796295182 A major push factor for the Scotch-Irish to leave the Isles included drought and the subsequent farming conditions, causing famine and forcing people to the Americas. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796295182 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796304097 Moving to the Appalachians allowed the group to become more independent from the British Isles, allowing them to create a new identity, what we have now nicknamed "hillbillies" and "rednecks". ]]> 2021-10-06 12:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796304097 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796314051 Most Scottish clans that later emigrated first immigrated to Ireland, creating what would be know as the Scotch-Irish identity. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796314051 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796323282 Since the migration was largely triggered by drought and famines, most of those who's livelihood were farmers, leading them to migrate more than those in cities. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796323282 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796334012 Since there was so little urban development during the 1700s in the Americas, the Scotch-Irish were attracted to the next best land-marker: the large mountain range by the coast. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796334012 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796341877 Most of the early migrants were men, but they later brought over their families. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796341877 audreyboo48 https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796348239 Once the Scotch-Irish left Ireland and Scotland, many British moved into the space left behind, increasing the ties between the countries. ]]> 2021-10-06 12:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/audreyboo48/y16huftaa0hwq73d/wish/1796348239