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Acts of Union 1707

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The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the international Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single political state named Great Britain, with Queen Anne as its sovereign. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Enacted YearSourced to the subject's own account
1707 1
Enacted DateSourced to the subject's own account
1707-05-01 1
JurisdictionSourced to the subject's own account
Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland 1
Enacted BySourced to the subject's own account
Parliament of Scotland and Parliament of England 1
Official CitationSourced to the subject's own account
6 Ann. c. 11 1
Legal StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Amended 1
EraSourced to the subject's own account
Royal assent 16 January 1707 (Scottish act) and 6 March 1707 (English act); both commenced 1 May 1707 1
Legal Status
Legal Status (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Amended 1
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1. Acts of Union 1707 (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the international Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single "political state" named Great Britain, with Queen Anne as its sovereign.
  • Infobox (era)
    Royal assent 16 January 1707 (Scottish act) and 6 March 1707 (English act); both commenced 1 May 1707
  • Introduction
    The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England.
  • Infobox, year
    1707
  • Infobox, commencement
    1 May 1707
  • Infobox, citation
    6 Ann. c. 11
  • Lead section, first sentence
    politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland
  • Infobox: status
    Amended
  • In Group: Constitutional Settlement Acts of the British Isles, Introduction, sentence 2
    They put into effect the international Treaty of Union agreed on 22 July 1706, which politically joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single "political state" named Great Britain, with Queen Anne as its sovereign.
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Wikidata: Acts of Union 1707
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