Scots In New Zealand Economy

Question 1

Factors

Answer 1

Mining

science

Banking

Jobtypes

Farming

Question 2

Mining

Answer 2

Gold mining was a reason for Scottish emigration

Discoveries of gold in the otago are in the mid 1800s attracted many scots to make the journey in the hope of making their fortune

Question 3

Science

Answer 3

They set up a medical school in otago and another Scottish emigrant founded the geological survey of nz promoting scientific research

Question 4

Banking

Answer 4

The national bank of nz was set up in 1872 with an emigrant scot (Alexander Kerr) as its first branch manager
In 1843 Willian brown set up a newspaper called the southern herald

Question 5

Job types

Answer 5

Scottish emigrants we’re not just manual, farm and industrial workers, many also worked as professionals

Teachers, lawyers, doctors and other trained people were persuaded to make the journey and start a new life

Question 6

Farming

Answer 6

Farm workers were particularly needed in nz

Many Scots took their farming experience and set up farms
They then influenced the countries development of sheep farming and introduced other changes too