Abstract
This essay examines the immigration and contributions of Scots to America, as well asoffering an explanation regarding the resurgence of interest in Scottish ancestry. Scotswere a core immigrant group from three regions of the United Kingdom that were, likeother immigrants, both” pushed and pulled” into America. The Scots backgrounds infaith, political loyalties, and hardships influenced the integration into becoming what isrecognized as American. Some generalities about Scottish immigrants in first the Colonies,and then the United States, can be identified in religion and political persuasion.The success of their assimilation is evidenced in numerous areas of American life andsociety, but specifically mentioned in the essay are politics, literature, business, and themilitary. A resurgence of interest and claims to Scottish ancestry are a result of the coregroups seeking recognition after the 60s; the influence of television and movies; and theinformation age conveniences of the internet and social media.
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