I read somewhere that there were actually more scots on the winning side at Culloden than the losing. When you think about it, the concept of a nation state wasn't all that developed yet and there were complicated political issues at play. A lot of people seem to forget that England and Scotland were united under James the 1st, who was scottish. Before I get lynched, I'm not pro-colonialism or anything and I do see Scotland as a separate nation that should maybe have independance (although it'd be complicated at this stage, and they'd probably do some damage to the economy). I just don't think the history is entirely cut and dried. A lot of the oppresive stuff was carried out by Scots (eg, I think, the Cambells, though I'm not sure.)