History practice question
The Act of Union of 1707 joined England and Scotland to create which state?
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- The Kingdom of Great BritainCorrect answer
- The Commonwealth of Nations
- The British Empire
Why
The 1707 Act of Union united the kingdoms of England (which then included Wales) and Scotland into a single Kingdom of Great Britain, governed by one Parliament at Westminster.
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