Scottish landed society

Target entity: Scottish landed society
Context triple: [Johnstone family, fieldOfActivity, Scottish landed society]

• A. Scottish burghers
  Scottish burghers were urban middle-class residents of Scottish towns, often merchants and tradesmen, who held civic rights and played a significant role in the country’s political and religious movements.
• B. Scottish diaspora
  The Scottish diaspora comprises people of Scottish ancestry living outside Scotland, notably in countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, who maintain cultural, historical, and familial ties to Scotland.
• C. Scottish clans
  Scottish clans are traditional kinship-based social groups in Scotland, historically led by chiefs and associated with specific territories, tartans, and shared ancestry.
• D. Caledonian society
  A Caledonian society is a cultural organization formed by people of Scottish descent to preserve and promote Scottish heritage, traditions, and community abroad.
• E. Scottish Estates
  The Scottish Estates were the pre-1707 representative assembly of the Kingdom of Scotland, comprising clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners who advised the monarch and approved legislation and taxation.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Scottish landed society
Target entity description: Scottish landed society comprised the network of aristocratic and gentry families in Scotland who owned large estates and exercised significant social, economic, and political influence from the early modern period into the 20th century.

• A. Scottish burghers
  Scottish burghers were urban middle-class residents of Scottish towns, often merchants and tradesmen, who held civic rights and played a significant role in the country’s political and religious movements.
• B. Scottish diaspora
  The Scottish diaspora comprises people of Scottish ancestry living outside Scotland, notably in countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, who maintain cultural, historical, and familial ties to Scotland.
• C. Scottish clans
  Scottish clans are traditional kinship-based social groups in Scotland, historically led by chiefs and associated with specific territories, tartans, and shared ancestry.
• D. Caledonian society
  A Caledonian society is a cultural organization formed by people of Scottish descent to preserve and promote Scottish heritage, traditions, and community abroad.
• E. Scottish Estates
  The Scottish Estates were the pre-1707 representative assembly of the Kingdom of Scotland, comprising clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners who advised the monarch and approved legislation and taxation.
• F. None of above. chosen