Scotch-Irish Immigration in America Immigration into America has shaped and molded us into who we are today. Without groups such as the Scotch-Irish, English, Dutch, etc. America would not be the great melting pot that it has now become. Each of these cultures brought with them a sense of religion, culture and spirit. They took a chance to better themselves, leaving everything that was remotely comfortable in their life behind, bringing with them great hope …
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…hope. And for that I commend them for their bravery and for trying to better the lives of future generations. Works Cited Burke, Edmund. European Settlements in America, Vol ii p 216. Jackson, Carlton. A Social History of the Scotch-Irish 1993, pp 61-62. Leyburn, James G. The Scotch-Irish: A Social History University of North Carolina Press 1962. Scotch Irish Immigration Webpage http://www.siliconglen.com/scotfaq/11_24.html Scotch Irish Migration to Virginia http://philnorf.tripod.com/scotch-i.htm