Quote:
Originally Posted by Rifleman
I think it was around 1600 that your good King James I initiated a little social experiment with lowland Scots called the Ulster Plantation. A little over a hundred years later some of their decendents decided that they weren't Scottish enough to be Scottish, Irish enough to be Irish, or British enough to be British. They decided to become Americans.  |
Very interesting. I'm of Scotch-Irish extraction (partially) myself.
(edit) Hey, Rifleman, ever read a book titled
The Long March? It's a historical novel about Dan Morgan, Cowpens, and the surrounding events. Very interesting reading.