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The Act of Union of 1707

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The Act of Union was agreed in 1707, and in Scotland it is known as the Treaty of Union. It joined England, which already included Wales, together with Scotland to create a single new country called the Kingdom of Great Britain. From then on the whole of Great Britain was governed by one Parliament, based in London, not by separate parliaments.

Scotland was no longer an independent country, but the union let it keep several important institutions of its own. It kept its own legal system, its own education system and its own Presbyterian Church. So the two things to remember that Scotland retained are its legal system and its Presbyterian Church. What it did not keep was a separate Parliament in Edinburgh, which is why that is the false statement in those questions.

Memory tip: 1707 Act of Union = Kingdom of Great Britain; Scotland keeps its law, schools and church.

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What did the Act of Union of 1707 create?

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

    • The Roman Empire
    • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    • The Commonwealth
    • The Kingdom of Great Britain

    Correct answer: The Kingdom of Great Britain

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

  2. 2. In which year was the Act of Union with Scotland agreed?

    • 1801
    • 1746
    • 1688
    • 1707

    Correct answer: 1707

    The Act of Union with Scotland was agreed in 1707.

  3. 3. Select TWO things Scotland kept after the Act of Union of 1707.

    • Its own Presbyterian Church
    • Its own monarch
    • Its own army
    • Its own legal system

    Correct answer: Its own Presbyterian Church and Its own legal system

    Scotland kept its own legal and education systems and its Presbyterian Church.

  4. 4. The Act of Union of 1707 joined England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great what?

    • Britain
    • Wessex
    • Mercia
    • Ireland

    Correct answer: Britain

    The Act of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain.

  5. 5. What is the Act of Union of 1707 called in Scotland?

    • The Statute of Rhuddlan
    • The Treaty of Union
    • The Bill of Rights
    • The Declaration of Rights

    Correct answer: The Treaty of Union

    In Scotland the Act of Union is known as the Treaty of Union.

  6. 6. Which statement about the Act of Union of 1707 is NOT true?

    • Scotland kept its own legal system
    • It created the Kingdom of Great Britain
    • Scotland kept its own separate Parliament in Edinburgh

    Correct answer: Scotland kept its own separate Parliament in Edinburgh

    Scotland was governed by one Parliament in London after 1707; it kept its own legal, education and church systems.

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