Treaty of union - Scotland

Question 1

Scottish arguments for a union

Answer 1

• offered better protection
• afraid of losing their pensions
• many felt that the union would benefit them economically
• didn’t want higher taxes
• members of the Scottish parliament believed they would have a share of the equivalent

Question 2

Scottish arguments against Union

Answer 2

• Taxes were raised
• independence was being sacrificed
• church of Scotland was under threat
• feared law would be ruined by union
• people didn’t want their lives to change

Question 3

English arguments for union

Answer 3

• English feared Scottish invasion
• Scotland threatened England’s international trade
• Scottish soldiers would help England

Question 4

English arguments against union

Answer 4

• Scotland was poor so was no advantage to England
• Scotland would access England’s wealth
• Queen Anne was uninterested in Scotland
• they would have to allow Scotland to have access to their colonies for trading

Question 5

why did scots want to participate in the Jacobite rebellion

Answer 5

• they were disappointed at the failure of the payment of the equivalent which motivated them
• they disliked the Campbell’s in the highlands
• because James VIII promised to end union
• they wanted to be loyal to the house of Stuart because they didn’t accept William or Anne

Question 6

what was the effects of union

Answer 6

• more universities opened
• the privy council was abolished
• more banks opened
• increase in smuggling which meant people tried to smuggle goods into Scotland to avoid taxes
• improved roads and land