1) Sandford Fleming was the chief engineer of the Pacific railway in Canada 2) Lord Selkirk was the majority shareholder of the Hudson Bay Fur Company 3) James McGill set up McGill University in Canada improving education 4) Angus McMillan was responsible for the slaughter of between 80-200 aboriginal people in Victoria. 5) John A MacDonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada and had a huge impact on developing politics 6) Scots brought past times such as curling with them to Canada and it became a national sport 7) Native Children were sent to Residential schools where they were stripped of their name, language and culture often facing abuse with a 40% death rate 8) Many Scots married native women, and their children were called Metis people who helped Scots assimilate as they could speak both languages. 9) McIllwarth Mceacharn was set up to transport refrigerated meat from Australia back to Britain 10) John Macarthur introduced merino sheep and crop rotation to Australia 11) James and Alexander Brown established a large mine in Newcastle in Australia and often employed Scots. 12) Robert McCracken introduced the brewing of beer in Melbourne- by 1884 100,000 barrels a year boosting the economy 13) Many schools such as Melbourne Academy were linked to the Scottish curriculum and named 'scotch college' 14) John and Alec Mortimer from Queensland stood up for Indigenous rights and married Aboriginal women.

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