Just what did the Scottish enlightenment contribute to America and to the world? To find out more, Think Tank is joined by Arthur Herman, Historian, coordinator of the Smithsonian’s Western ...

The ideas of this Scottish Enlightenment are exported to the colonies and fan the flames of revolution against the evils and cruelties of Empire.

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire Scots own Colonial plantations The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

During the late 18th century, inventions, such as James Watt's steam engine, powered Scottish industry and changed the nation's society. The Industrial Revolution had arrived. Video: In Search of ...