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What was the primary reason for the unification of England and Scotland?
What was the primary reason for the unification of England and Scotland?
- Financial reasons
- Cultural similarities
- Political reasons
- Military reasons (correct)
What was the main religious difference between Great Britain and Ireland?
What was the main religious difference between Great Britain and Ireland?
- Great Britain had no dominant religion, while Ireland was predominantly Catholic
- Great Britain and Ireland had the same dominant religion
- Great Britain was predominantly Catholic, while Ireland was predominantly Protestant
- Great Britain was predominantly Protestant, while Ireland was predominantly Catholic (correct)
What was the purpose of the Protestant Plantations in Ireland?
What was the purpose of the Protestant Plantations in Ireland?
- To increase the economic prosperity of Ireland
- To send Protestant landowners to Ireland and occupy lands owned by Catholics (correct)
- To convert the Catholic population of Ireland to Protestantism
- To establish a Protestant monarchy in Ireland
What was the result of the Act of Union in 1801?
What was the result of the Act of Union in 1801?
Which of the following is NOT true about the relationship between England and Scotland after the Union of the Crowns in 1603?
Which of the following is NOT true about the relationship between England and Scotland after the Union of the Crowns in 1603?
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the rebellions in Ireland against the UK?
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the rebellions in Ireland against the UK?
What was the main reason for the Protestant population in Northern Ireland refusing a single government for the entire island of Ireland?
What was the main reason for the Protestant population in Northern Ireland refusing a single government for the entire island of Ireland?
What was the primary reason why the 1916 Easter Rising initially faced opposition from many Irish people?
What was the primary reason why the 1916 Easter Rising initially faced opposition from many Irish people?
What is the key difference between devolved and reserved matters in the context of the UK's political system?
What is the key difference between devolved and reserved matters in the context of the UK's political system?
What was the primary reason why the 2014 Scottish independence referendum resulted in a 'No' vote?
What was the primary reason why the 2014 Scottish independence referendum resulted in a 'No' vote?
Why has the independence movement in Wales never been as strong as in Scotland?
Why has the independence movement in Wales never been as strong as in Scotland?
What was the primary outcome of the 1998 Scotland Act?
What was the primary outcome of the 1998 Scotland Act?
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