The British Problem, 1603-1707

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  1. Which Scottish monarch became King of England in 1603, thereby uniting the English and Scottish crowns?
    • James V
    • James VI
    • Charles I
    • Henry VIII
  2. In which Irish province did the Anglo-Scottish plantations predominantly take place, especially in the early 17th century?
    • Munster
    • Connacht
    • Ulster
    • Leinster
  3. What did Charles I introduce to Scotland in 1637, prompting widespread rioting across the country?
    • A new flag
    • A new property tax
    • A new prayer book
  4. What was the name of the treaty agreed in 1643 by which the Scots agreed to enter the English Civil War on the side of Parliament?
    • Solemn League and Covenant
    • Godly Agreement
    • Treaty of Grand Alliance
  5. With which country did England fight three wars in the 1650s-1670s, seriously damaging Scottish continental trade?
    • Spain
    • Portugal
    • France
    • Dutch Republic
  6. What name did the Scots give to the settlement they attempted to establish in Carolina in the 1680s?
    • Charleston
    • New Edinburgh
    • Stuarts Town
    • Nova Scotia
  7. What was the name of the document in which the Scottish Parliament declared James VII to have forfeited the Scottish throne due to his 'tyrannical' rule?
    • Claim of Right
    • Bill of Rights
    • Declaration of Arbroath
    • Golden Act
  8. Where did Scotland attempt to settle a colony in 1699-1700, with disastrous consequences?
    • Darien
    • Calcutta
    • Bunce Island
    • East Jersey
  9. What is the name usually given the English Act of Parliament of 1705 that threatened to treat Scots in England as foreign aliens?
    • Act regarding Scotland
    • Alien Act
    • Act of Security
  10. In which year did the formal union of England and Scotland take place, creating the new kingdom of 'Great Britain'?
    • 1705
    • 1707
    • 1714

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