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  2. Scottish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons.

  3. Darien scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to ...

  4. Unemployment in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment in Scotland. Unemployment in Scotland measured by the Office for National Statistics show unemployment in Scotland at 155,000 (5.6%) as of August 2015. [1]

  5. Highland Clearances - Wikipedia

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    Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886. The Highland Clearances ( Scottish Gaelic: Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal [ˈfuət̪ɪçən nəŋ ˈɡɛː.əl̪ˠ], the "eviction of the Gaels ") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860. The first phase resulted from ...

  6. Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.

  7. Americans in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The 2001 UK Census recorded 158,434 people born in the United States. [6] According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 173,470 US-born residents in England, 3,715 in Wales, [7] 15,919 in Scotland, [8] and 4,251 in Northern Ireland. [9] The Office for National Statistics estimates that 197,000 US-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013. [10]

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