The Hoa (ethnic Chinese) and Khmer Krom people are mainly lowlanders. The syndicate were for the most part lairds from Fife and the colonists themselves lowlanders. The majority of Filipinos are the Christianized lowlanders of the islands. They appear to be intermarried with lowlanders. There was need to resettle the people particularly the Aetas and lowlanders. Unlike the highlands, the lowlanders utilized shells and gold as a form of money. The last former Luton Lowlanders ran for United Counties by January 1974. They took no part in Clan warfare, spoke Scots, and dressed like Lowlanders. Unlike the Highlanders and Lowlanders, the Scots-Irish were usually patriots in the Revolution. It was repeatedly attacked, sacked and plundered by the lowlanders and political rivals of Sabagadis.