Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
Sources, please?

You are confusing two distinct groups -- Highlanders and Ulster-Scots. The former were mostly Episcopalian or Roman Catholic in religion, the latter Presbyterian. The two groups had very little in common, and the Highlanders did not share the Ulster-Scots' revolutionary zeal. Also, Most Highlanders had no notion of republicanism that the Ulster-Scots embraced.

Sure, some Highlanders did embrace the cause, Hugh Mercer, for example, an ex-Jacobite, but most remained neutral or did fight for the crown.

You are quite correct that the Ulster-Scots did make up a huge part of the rebel forces -- one MP said, "Cousin America has run off with a Presbyterian parson, and there is nothing we can do about it". But I'm afraid I cannot agree with your claim that Highland Scots overwhelmingly embraced the rebellion.

You might wish to take a look at Duane Meyer's The Highland Scots of North Carolina, one of the best studies of Highland immigration out there.

Again, I'd love to see your sources.

Regards,

Todd
Sources, please?