American Scottish-Irish

Scottish and Irish immigrants who sailed in may flower were pioneers of this uncultivated land. They have made great contributions to American society with their hard work and strong confidence in freedom. Their contribution lies in the accumulation of wealth and American cultural characteristics. Unfortunately, their contribution has not been fully recognized. In the following, you will learn some remarkable characteristics of these immigrants, and you will rediscover their importance to American culture.

Walking south on Interstate 8 1, the mountains on both sides are so beautiful that the sun casts diffuse smoke on the pine trees. You can see the traffic on the highway and the Burger King fast food restaurant. But at the moment, I am staring at my own image: a strong and optimistic woman sitting in a four-wheeled freight car, a tough guy walking by with a rifle on his back, and a child herding cattle. Together, they left footprints on the muddy road called Desert Road.

In Appalachian Ireland, our compatriots, Scottish Irish (hereinafter referred to as SI) left Ireland and northern England in the18th century and settled here. They tamed the desert. They built simple huts and scattered corn seeds on barren land. They continued to struggle and created their own way of life. Many people say that if their lifestyle is not American, it must have constituted the basic lifestyle in the South and Midwest. And the core characteristics of the entire American working class.

I am determined to regain their dignity-for their own sake and for America's sake, it is long overdue.

At the end of the road in Virginia, I stepped on a narrow and winding path, passed a hut and finally stopped at the entrance of Ali Hollo Valley. My great-great-grandfather was buried here, in a wild forest on the top of the mountain nearby.

Like other people's ancestors, their ancestors' tombstones are just stones. I'm afraid that when our generation dies, their legacy will be lost-buried in the story of an avalanche, or used to laugh at my compatriots and vulgarize their journey.

They came empty-handed, and for a series of complicated reasons, many of them still returned empty-handed. Standing on these graves, I choked up.

When telling American history, these people are misunderstood and ignored too much. They have made great contributions. Besides, they, SI (sometimes called Scots-Irish) are really a force that forms our culture.

A gift for America

The Scots-Irish brought firm and down-to-earth individualism to the United States, which, to a great extent, created America's unique civilian democracy. They have brought us at least a dozen presidents, starting from andrew jackson, including chester arthur, hiram grant, President Roosevelt (from his mother's lineage), Vudro Wilson, Ronald Reagan (also from his mother's lineage) and recently Bill Clinton.

Their unique heroic tradition forms the backbone of this country's army, especially in the army and navy. In the war of independence, they formed most of the southern federal troops and most of the northern Coalition forces. In the later wars, they contributed many excellent generals and soldiers to the country.

Stuart Jackson was mentioned, as was General Patton, and there were many army chiefs of staff and naval commanders. Not to mention alvin york, the hero of World War I, and Murphy, the most admired soldier in World War II.

Cruel competition has created extraordinary warriors, as well as many unforgettable athletes and mall leaders. Even in those large and small competitions, such as the bold pursuit of smuggled wine in the Appalachian Mountains during the prohibition period in the United States, it has evolved into a competition of the National Automobile Competition Association.

They created country music and still dominate it, along with jazz and black pop music, which is a real American music form. They provided us with so many talented writers-Mark Twain, the king of these people, followed by horace greeley, edgar allan poe and Margaret Mitchell, and Larry McMurd won a good honor award-and their folk style became a true portrayal of the formation of American art. They also brought us many dramatic actors, including Lula Ban, Eva Gardner, jimmy stewart, john wayne, robert redford and George C. Scott.

Culture in contradiction

Traditional Scottish Irish culture, just like the United States itself. This is a theme in sharp contrast. They are people with strong religious feelings-in fact, their core includes the Christian evangelical movement-but they do not repent and even pursue pleasure excessively.

They are probably the most anti-authoritarian people in the United States, and they are used to resisting from birth. Interestingly, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and sat in the back seat of the car, which triggered the modern civil rights movement, which involved her great-grandfather's Scottish and Irish ancestry. But it is also called the most radical patriotic part.

They are born rebels. They are usually unconstrained, but their outstanding military traditions have produced generations of perhaps the best fighters in the world.

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Because sophisticated America wants to take its eyes off them, it is easy to ignore or misunderstand this culture. Scottish Irish ignore tradition, distrust and even despise formal education. No matter what form of aristocratic class, they all love and hate these farmers who can't turn their heads. Farmers in the south are easy targets because of their natural stubbornness, violent nature and cautious lifestyle.

Their heritage has been defiled because their main culture is in the south, and the economic system in the south is based on slavery. In any case, the English aristocrats who are interpreted as aristocratic circles are the founders and main beneficiaries of slavery, or the typical Scottish Irish yeomen have no slaves.

His culture is based on guns. He thinks the Second Amendment of the American Constitution is sacred and inviolable. American literature and academic circles believe that this view is not only outdated but also dangerous.

What he knows doesn't really show the value of American power center. He is always a loyal American and sometimes a little sentimental. He took part in our war. He transports our goods, grows our grain and sweats in our factory.

In the classic film Cold Hand Lucry, the guards on the south side of the labor camp are considered irritable. "Luke, we need to make you rational." However, the guards failed to bring Luke back to his senses. He locked Luke up alone. Imprison him in case he escapes. But Luke kept running and fighting, because he would rather die than keep it and let him be rational.

Luke is just a simple and old-fashioned farmer who has never been re-educated. On the other hand, the United States is a powerful country that can resist all stubbornness. On the surface, it can be seen that he is willing to remain loyal to himself and refuse to yield in the face of pressure.

Flowers at dawn are picked at dusk.

Scottish Irish are completely independent and individualistic. This goes against the will of all same-sex people. However, just as the United States is eager to redefine its contribution, the Irish Scots stand out and continue to keep a low profile. Our culture needs to take back itself-no longer let others define, ridicule or even use it-in order to win their right to shape the image of the United States.

Because our country needs us.

We are not the backbone of the introverted and simple rebellious spirit. We are the foundation of our country. We face the world bravely and never bend our knees to drag out an ignoble existence. We were born to fight. For the just cause, we will never shrink back.

Who is Scottish Irish?

During the decades-long American Revolution, as many as 400,000 immigrants left Ireland, Scotland and northern England for the United States. Some of them are Irish, some are British, most of them are Scottish Protestants, and most of them are from Northern Ireland. They are tired of the conflict between each other's religions, the Anglican Church and Irish Catholicism.

They have different names, such as Ulster Scot, Scot-Irish and so on. They immigrated as family groups rather than individuals, and then settled on the American border together. There, due to the close ties between families, their customs are dominant. Some of them live in New Hampshire, scattered in Vermont and Maine, but the vast majority-more than 95%-live along the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia and Alabama.

They migrated westward from here, forming the backbone of rural areas in the midwest, and then lived in Texas, Colorado and the Pacific coast. They also moved north to industrial areas in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana.

It is estimated that more than 27 million Scots are descendants of Irish immigrants and currently live in the United States. Because people with this cultural background are also Irish descendants, the actual number may be much higher.

Which state has the largest population in Scotland and Ireland? Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, North Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Northern Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, Colorado, Southern Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and parts of California, especially Bakersfield. In the northern and central "factory belt", especially in Detroit Heights, there is also a large influx of Scots and Irish.