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The border area between England and Scotland had been the scene of war and invasion for seven centuries, from 1040 to 1746. The people fought on either side, or raided each other. Loyalty was fluid, and the side people embraced was determined by who was in power, strongest at the time, and which lord paid the most.
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Sugar, M. (2002). The Backcountry Immigrants, 1718–1775. In: Regional Identity and Behavior. Path in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0691-1_4
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