Why did England Scotland and Wales form as the UK?

Answer 1

Treaty of UnionIn January 1707. Known as the Treaty of Union and when it was passed the parliaments of Scotland and England ceased to exist. There would now be a Parliament of Great Britain. The majority of the Scots people did not want this but it was believed by the Scottish Parliament that it (Scotland) could no longer survive on it's own. Something of Scotland's independence remained. It was to keep it's own Church, Legal System, Education System, Royal Burghs and Courts and of course it already had it's own culture and history. But the seat of government now moved 400 miles south (to London). In June 1713, Scots peers introduced a bill to repeal the Union. It was narrowly defeated.However, Scotland would regain it's own Parliament (through a democratic vote) in 1997 with some powers devolved from the UK parliament in London.

Answer 2

well they joined because of the death of England's Queen Elizabeth I, who was childless. The English throne passed to in the line of succession, King James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England. The countries remained separate kingdoms with a common monarch until the act of union. Scotland didnt join because of no money and they didnt join the british empire they were the first ones who made it

Answer 3

Wales was first annexed to England under the rule of Edward II. The reasons behind this are as follows: England, with intentions of creating an Empire, made Wales the first province and shortly after concreted this in the Act of Union; Wales and England shared many ties, particularly socio-economic ones. Also, the cultures were similar and Wales, at a period of time rife with Imperialism and exploitation, needed protection from other Nations. Scotland, In the Act of Union 1707, followed suit centuries later. Again, the reasons were very similar, and identical in many ways to those aforementioned. Only with the forced Act of union 1801, concerning Ireland, did the group of Countries become became described as Great Britain. United Kingdom though, is the collective term given to the three Countries England, Scotland and Wales. The term united describing their shared political motives, economic prowess and industrial power collectively.

Answer 4

For trade purposes.

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They didn't "re"unite but merely united. The English government offered to pay off most of the money that the Scottish government lost during the Darien scheme.

Answer 5

Because Queen Elizabeth of England died childless, so James the sixth of Scotland became King of England as well - of course. Elizabeth did cut off James' mother, Mary Queen of Scots' head, but he didn't let that stop him..

Answer 6

They united in 1707 when Queen Elizabeth was succeeded By James VI of Scotland, becoming James I of England, too. The Acts of Parliament were just to legalise the position.

Answer 7

The Union of the Parliaments was in 1707.