Issue 1-Worsening Anglo-Scot Relations Flashcards
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when did the scottish parliament pass the act anent peace and war?
1703. this gave the scottish parliament the right to declare war and make peace independent of the english parliament if scotland and england continued to share a monarch after the death of queen anne.
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When and What was the worcester affair?
1704. the worcester, an english trading vessel, was seized in the firth of forth by officials of the darien company, who were still smarting at the collapse of the scheme. allegations by two of the worcester’s crew led the scottish authorities to convene an admiralty court in edinburgh to try the captain, thomas green, and seventeen others for an act of piracy committed on the coast of malabar. the charges were nonsensical but the sailors were found guilty and
were hanged on leith sands on 11 april 1705 in front of a huge crowd of 80,000 people.
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when was the company of scotland made and why?
In 1695, Main role was to establish a scottish empire overseas. this venture ultimately failed and virtually bankrupted scotland.
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what was the overall impact of the darien scheme?
it was an economic disaster. the company had lost over £230,000 made up of the life savings of many of the scottish people. the darien failure had a serious economic impact because of the enormous national investment that had gone into it.
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when was the legislative war?
between 1701 and 1705.
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when were the navigation acts introduced?
1660s and 1670s.
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what were the navigation acts?
Passed by the english parliament, they stated that goods and produce being brought into england must be carried either in english ships, or in ships from the country that was trading with england. scottish merchants could only sell scottish produce to england.
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when did the scottish parliament pass the wine act?
1703. this stated that scots could legally import french wine even though england was at war with france in the war of the spanish succession.
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When did the scottish parliament pass the wool act?
1704. this attempted to strengthen scottish trade at the expense of that of england by allowing the export and prohibited the import of wool. this was therefore. seen as an attack against english trade, where queen anne only gave her assent as she needed scottish parliament to grant money to help fund the war.
