1. Were Scots always welcome?
Lesson starter
1. What problems did the Irish face in Scotland? (3 marks)

2. Today we will…
Understand the welcome Scots received in their new countries
Understand how they changed the landscapes of these new places

3. Why were some Scots met with a frosty reception?

4. 1. Many poor Gaelic speaking Highlanders alarmed those where they arrived

5. 2. British settlers in many countries pushed out Natives
Native Americans
Aborigines (Australia)
Maories (NewZealand)

6. How did Scots change their new countries?
Early immigrants settled on the coast then pushed inland
They cleared trees to build homes and farms
Many took new animals abroad i.e. the Merino sheep to Australia

7. Building on the coast then moving inland

8. Those who went to Australia to find gold doubled their population in 10 years
They created industry – coal mining, steel, textiles
Brought skills – road building, farming, engineering etc