ople enter into America. Between 1715 and 1776 almost
             a quarter of a million Scotch-Irish emigrated to America
             (Scotch Immigration). Many of the English landowners no
             longer had a need for the farmers. And there had been no
             harvest for five years due to the ravages of war and several
             severe winters. Some of these people paid passage by
             agreeing to 7 years indentured servitude in o
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