Scotland Bet Everything On One Colony. It Ended The Country.

In 1698, Scotland invested roughly a quarter of its entire national wealth into a single colony in the jungles of Panama. The climate was deadly, England refused to help, and the plan collapsed twice within two years. Nine years later, a financially devastated Scotland voted to dissolve its own independence and merge with England. This is the story of the Darien Scheme — the colonial gamble that helped end a nation. #history #scotland #colonialhistory #theturningpoint