Question

Explain the process of unification of Britain(in the context of class 10 ncert) in five appropriate points

Answer 1

• The unification of Britain was a strange case because it was a result of a long drawn process and not a sudden upheaval or revolution
• the British isles had various ethnic identities (English, Welsh, Scot)
• the English people (England) people started to become rich and prosperous due to industrial development. the English parliament as a result became more powerful and seized power from monarchy 1688
• England decided to expand territory. England had a higher population of protestant Christians.
• they along with the help of protestant population in Scotland were able to capture Scotland. the happened with The Act of Union (1707). this was the formation of united kingdom of great Britain.
• people of Scotland lost their identity and were forced to behave like Englishmen.
• British again supported the protestants in northern Ireland to take over the catholic population. Wolfe tone and united Irishmen tried to revolt but failed.
• Ireland finally became a part of Britain in 1801

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Answer 2

The process of unification of Britain:

1. Before the eighteenth century, there were different ethnic identities with its own culture and politics-English, Welsh, Scot, and Irish.

2. As the English nation's wealth and power increased, its influence over other island nations also increased.

3. English Parliament had taken the power from the monarchy in 1688 after a long conflict. It became an instrument in building the nation-state of Britain, with England at its center.

4. United Kingdom of Britain was established through the Act of Union in 1707 between England and Scotland.

5. Scotland eventually got suppressed by the English politically and culturally as the British Parliament was dominated by the English.