Question

this term refers to protestants from scotland and ireland who settled in colonial North America in the 1700s

Answer 1

Scots-Irish

Step-by-step explanation:

Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish may refer to: The Ulster Scots people, an ethnic group in Ulster, Ireland, who trace their roots to settlers from Scotland. Scotch-Irish Americans, descendants of Ulster Scots who first migrated to America in large numbers in the 18th and 19th centuries.