Part one of term paper
The manufacture of linen was an established industry before the Union but flourished into, in Hamilton's words, "Scotland's premier industry" within the next 100 years. To say that the Union was the cause for this would be untrue. Though it did played a part in some aspects. To account for the rise of the Scottish linen during the 18th ce ...

Part two of term paper
... at the same time the manufacture of linen was allowed to expand into the most important industry of that time in Scotland. With the advances in agriculture, Scotland was moving away from living at the subsistence level and moving along into the agrarian revolution. This allowed for urbanisation and greater numbers of labourers. Since the farm no longer needed as many workers to survive, people had to find other means of work. This allowed for the availability of cheap labour. Another sou ...