How would you justify that the Act of union was a major setback to the Scottish Identity
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The Act of Union between England and Scotland passed in 1707 and was known as the Treaty of Union is the name given to the agreement that led to the creation of Great Britain, the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year.
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The immediate impact of the Union ranged from complex arrangements for the adoption of English currency in Scotland to proclamations ordering the suppression of anti-Union demonstrations in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dumfries.
In late 1706 crowds in Dumfries were observed "insolently Burning, in the face of the Sun and the presence of the Magistrats, the Articles of Treaty betwixt our two Kingdoms". An official clampdown was ordered through proclamations posted to mercat crosses throughout Scotland outlawing all "Tumultuary and Irregular Meetings".
Though the outcome of the 1707 Union is usually viewed in terms of elite politics, its influence was soon felt in everyday life. Even the way in which Scots measured their food and drink changed, with the introduction of English weights and measures in an effort to standardise and regulate the economy.
The Union altered Scotland in other more subtle ways. Though the country retained many of its pre-existing intellectual, economic and religious links with continental Europe, the kingdom was increasingly influenced by English trends. The country was also re-interpreted in geographic terms as 'North Britain'.