Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
Well, most Highlanders who immigrated also remained loyal to the crown, for various reasons. The very people you would expect to rebel -- didn't.

Regards,

Todd
Not necessarily true. Most historians believe that many scots and scots-irish did rebel and actually made up as much as 40% of the continental army. They came to america originally seeking freedoms not allowed them in their homelands-----namely land availability to farm and religious freedom (calvinists vs british Anglican) not the least. They may not have been the actual instigators fomenting dissent and rebellion---those were the wealthy english-derived landed gentry looking after their own businesses and lifestyles, but the supporting populace and backbone of the actual army was in large part scots or scots irish.