North America
After the disaster of the Darien expedition an almost bankrupt nation was forced into the Act of Union with England. Soon they were helping to build the new nation of the USA.
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Scots own Colonial plantations
Duration: 06:00
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Princeton College, America
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Glasgow prospers from Empire trade
Duration: 04:46
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America secures its independence
Duration: 06:49
Credits
Kirsty Wark………………………………………….. Narrator
Ted Cowan…………………………………………… Participant
Andrew Hook………………………………………... Participant
Anthony Parker……………………………………... Participant
Donald MacDonald………………………………..... Participant
Alan Karras………………………………………….. Participant
Blue McCaskell……………………………………... Participant
Tom Devine…………………………………………... Participant
Arthur Herman……………………………………..... Participant
Bob Durkee………………………………………….. Participant
Jim Cheevars………………………………………... Participant
Marianne MacLean……………………………........ Participant
Philip Goldring……………………………………..... Participant
Jennifer Brown……………………………………..... Participant
Broadcast
- Fri 2 Jan 2004 21:00Â鶹Éç Two Scotland