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Around 1700, Scotland attempted to start a small colony in Panama, in an area Spain had claimed. They were forced out after a Spanish blockade. Did the Scots anticipate this response? If so, why did they still attempt to create this colony?

by /u/librtee_com in /r/AskHistorians

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