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Act of Union with Scotland (1707)

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Although England and Scotland had shared a king since 1603, they remained separate countries with their own parliaments. This changed in 1707, when the Act of Union joined the kingdoms of England, which already included Wales, and Scotland into a single state called the Kingdom of Great Britain. From then on there was one Parliament for the whole of Great Britain, based in London.

It is important to keep two dates apart. The 1707 Act of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain by joining England and Scotland. It did not include Ireland. Ireland was joined later, by a separate Act of Union in 1801, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. So for 1707, remember the simple formula: England plus Scotland equals the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Memory tip: 1707, England + Scotland become the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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What did the Act of Union of 1707 create?

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Act of Union with Scotland (1707): questions, answers and explanations

  1. 1. What did the Act of Union of 1707 create?

    • The British Commonwealth
    • The Kingdom of Great Britain
    • The Roman Empire
    • The Church of England

    Correct answer: The Kingdom of Great Britain

    The 1707 Act of Union joined England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.

  2. 2. Which of these statements is correct?

    • The Act of Union of 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain
    • The Act of Union of 1707 created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    Correct answer: The Act of Union of 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain

    1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain; Ireland joined later, in 1801.

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