Question

describe+the+process+of+unification+of+Britain

Answer 1

Explanation:

act of union, 1707

1. through this act great Britain of united kingdom was formed
2. till eighteenth century no british states were there
3. in British isles there were many inhabitants
4. they were scots,welsh etc
5. the british had a growth in wealth& development &they captured british isles
6. they dominated in Scotland&suppressed them
7. they helped in ireland for protestants to win against Catholics &led by wolfe tonne
8. this protest failed

Answer 2

Answer:

Nationalism in Britain was different from the rest of Europe.

(i) Nationalism in Britain was not the result of a sudden uprising or revolution. It was the result of a long drawn out process.

(ii) There was no British nation prior to 18th century. The inhabitants of British Isles were ethnic ones — English, Welsh, Scot or Irish. Though each had their own culture and political traditions, the English nation steadily grew in wealth, importance and power and expanded its influence over other nations, such as Scotland.

(iii) The British Parliament was dominated by its English members. They tried to suppress Scotland’s distinct culture and political institutions. They could neither speak their language nor could they wear their national dress. A large number of them were driven out of their homeland.

(iv) In 1688, through a bloodless revolution the English Parliament seized power from the monarchy and became the instrument to set up a nation-state at its centre.

(v) By the Act of Union in 1707, Scotland was incorporated in the United Kingdom. Though the Irish Catholics were against a union with England, Ireland was forcibly incorporated in United Kingdom in 1801.

(vi) Thus it was parliamentary action and not revolution or war that was the instrument through which the British nation was formed.

(vii) A new ‘British Nation’ was formed through propagation of English culture. The symbols of the New Britain—”the British Flag (Union Jack), National Anthem (God save our noble King) and the English language” were promoted, and the older nations became the subordinate partners in the Union.

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