How did Scottish merchants become rich through access to the West Indies?
Through the whisky trade
Through the steel trade
Through the tobacco trade
What kind of cattle did Highland farmers sell to English markets?
Black Cattle
White Cattle
Highland Cattle
How did tenant farmers modernise their farming methods?
They learned to use ploughs from the English system
They learned how to enclose their land from the English system
They learned how to grow barley from the English system
What remained unpaid for several years?
The Amount
The Debt
The Equivalent
Why did Scottish textiles and paper manufacturers suffer?
Increased taxation
Increased competition
Business takeovers
How did some try to avoid increased goods duties?
Through stealing
Through tax avoidance
Through smuggling
How did some labourers react when they could not afford enclosures?
Smashed fences
Destroyed farm buildings
Killed farm animals
What law was applied to Scotland in 1709?
The Trial Law
The Treason Law
The Smuggling Law
Where were Scottish cases appealed after 1712?
House of Commons
House of Lords
House of Windsor
In which year was there a proposal to reverse the union?
1710
1712
1713
What did the 1715 Jacobite Rising attempt to do?
Restore the Tudor dynasty to the monarchy
Restore the Hanoverian dynasty to the monarchy
Restore the Stuart dynasty to the monarchy
What kind of church did the Jacobites prefer?
Presbyterian
Episcopalian
Church of England
What monarch succeeded Queen Anne?
Gregory I
Mary I
George I
Which European country did the Jacobites think would support them?
Ireland
France
Germany
Who raised support for the Jacobite rising in 1715?
The Earl of Surrey
The Duke of Suffolk
The Earl of Mar