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CJK
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« on: September 07, 2014, 12:19:42 PM »
It is interesting to me how much traction this is getting considering just how loyal Scotland has historically been to England. Scotland has always contributed disproportionate troops in British wars, including the American Revolution.
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2014, 03:15:41 PM »
There was a time when Scots rejected independence:

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http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/10/scotland-american-revolution/
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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2014, 09:14:50 AM »
Quote from: Senator bore on September 09, 2014, 07:39:18 PM
There's a big difference between Scotland's constitutional status and that of America before the revolution.


I'm not sure why that matters. I only bring it up because, as a matter of history, I think it is notable that Scotland was far more opposed to American independence than England, Wales, or Ireland was.

https://archive.org/stream/historyofengland03leck#page/533/mode/1up
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