Scotland and the British Empire

<p>The extraordinary influence of Scots in the British Empire has long been recognized. As administrators settlers temporary residents professionals plantation owners and as military personnel they were strikingly prominent in North America the Caribbean Australasia South Africa India and colonies in South-East Asia and Africa. Throughout these regions they brought to bear distinctive Scottish experience as well as particular educational economic cultural and religious influences. Moreover the relationship between Scots and the British Empire had a profound effect upon many aspects of Scottish society.</p>