The Pull Factors Of Why The Scots Went To Go To America?

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In the 1700 The Scottish were trying to leave scotland to go to america because of a war.the brittish were trying to keep the scots for war. This falure of the brittish trying to get the scots to war is a example of a push factor.when the war was beginning and the brittish were tring to recruit some didnt want to fight in the war so they left this is a example of a pull factor.this essay will show you the push and pull factors of why the scots went to america.

my first push factor is the British were pushing the Scottish into fighting in the war so they tried to escape it and go to America.
The reason I will show you this push factor is it shows what they went through to leave a country to go to America.

In October 3 1700 the Scots and

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