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  1. northcarolinahistory.org › encyclopedia › highland-scotsHighland Scots - North Carolina History

    Countless Highland Scots migrated to North Carolina during the colonial period and lived primarily in the Upper Cape Fear region during the late 1770s. Immediately the Highland Scots contributed to some of the greatest events in the state's history. As evidenced by the modern-day Highland Games, these Scots and their families migrated to other parts of the state, where aspects of their culture ...

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  2. www.carolana.com › NC › Royal_ColonyThe Royal Colony of North Carolina - The Highland Scots Settlers

    North Carolina was the favorite objective in the second, as well as the first, Highland Scots emigration. Fifty families left the Highlands for North Carolina in 1768; 100 more families left in 1769; six vessels with 1,200 emigrants sailed in 1770; and between1771 and 1775, 1,050 Highland Scots undertook the voyage to North Carolina.

  3. www.ncpedia.org › highland-scotsHighland Scots - NCpedia

    After ceasing during the Revolution, Highland immigration to North Carolina began again within months of the war ending and continued well into the 1800s. Yearning for land and better employment, forced to flee their own country because of “improvements,” the Highland Scots came to North Carolina with hopes of a better future.

  4. www.ncpedia.org › anchor › caledonia-carolina-highlandFrom Caledonia to Carolina: The Highland Scots - NCpedia

    The Highland Scots are unique in the way they moved in large, organized groups directly from their homeland to the North Carolina colony. The Highlands are a beautiful but rugged land of mountainous, rocky terrain and harsh winters. In the 1700s it was a poor region where the staple foods were oatmeal and beef. The landscape promoted isolation ...

  5. outlandernorthcarolina.com › from-scotland-toFrom Scotland to North Carolina~Part 2:Why North Carolina?

    Jul 3, 2019 · guest post from Traci Thompson In past blog posts, we’ve looked at the circumstances that led to many Highland Scots emigrating from Scotland. Our next question is, why did they immigrate to North Carolina? A major impetus appears to be Gabriel Johnston, a Lowland Scot who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752. “He felt it would be good for the future of the Cape Fear ...

  6. archive.org › details › highlandscotsofn0000meye_r1r1The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 : Meyer ...

    Oct 19, 2020 · Scottish Americans -- North Carolina -- History -- 18th century, American loyalists -- North Carolina, Américains d'origine écossaise -- Caroline du Nord, Loyalistes américains -- Caroline du Nord, American loyalists, Emigration and immigration, Scottish Americans, Highlands (Scotland) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th century ...

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    When the Scots (Highland, Skye and others) migrated to America, North Carolina was a more popular place to settle than any of the other colonies. In 1739, Gabriel Johnston, royal governor of North Carolina and native Scotsman, encouraged 360 Highland Scots to settle in North Carolina and later provided them a ten-year tax exemption for doing so.