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Successful Scots. Lesson starter: What sort of qualities did countries want in an immigrant? Why did Scots missionaries go abroad?. Today we will…. Understand the ways in which many Scots abroad were successful. Successful Scots. John Logie Baird Went to West Indies then England
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Successful Scots Lesson starter: What sort of qualities did countries want in an immigrant? Why did Scots missionaries go abroad?
Today we will… • Understand the ways in which many Scots abroad were successful
Successful Scots
John Logie Baird Went to West Indies then England Invented TV
Katherine, Duchess of Atholl Went to England First Scottish woman MP
James Ramsay McDonald England 1st Scottish Prime Minister
Allan Pinkerton USA Detective Revealed plot to kill Abraham Lincoln
John Alexander McDonald Canada First Prime Minister of Canada
Andrew Carnegie Made lots of money in USA Invested in steel and coal Provided money to build 2810 libraries in the USA and Scotland Govanhill library, Glasgow
Why were Scots so successful? • Spoke English • Usually took some money to get started • Skilled • Educated • Ambitious • Hardworking