HISTORY:
The Kingdom
of Scotland and
the Kingdom
of England were
established as independent countries during the Middle
Ages.
After fighting a series
of wars during
the 14th century, the two monarchies entered a personal
union in
1603 (the Union
of the Crowns)
when James
VI of Scotland also
became James I of England. The two nations were temporarily united
under one government when Oliver
Cromwell was
declared Lord
Protector of
a Commonwealth in
1653, but this was dissolved when the monarchy was restored in
1660. Scotland and England united to
form the Kingdom
of Great Britain in
1707, factors in favour of union being, on the Scottish side, the
economic problems caused by the failure of the Darien
scheme and,
on the English, securing the Hannoverian
line of succession.
Great Britain in turn unitedwith
the Kingdom
of Ireland in
1801, forming the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Most of Ireland left
the Union in
1922 as the Irish
Free State;
thus the full name of the sovereign state today is the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
If
Scotland votes NO,will there be another referendum or independence at
a later date?
The
Edinburgh Agreement states that there is no arrangement in place for
another referendum. This means that only a majority vote for YES in
2014 would give certainty that Scotland will be independent.
YES> green NO> red
Who can vote in the referendum?
*British citizens resident in Scotland.
*Commonwealth citizens resident in
Scotland.
*Citizens of the Republic of Ireland
and other EU countries resident in Scotland.
*Members of the House of Lords resident
in Scotland.
By:
Rocío Pascual 1ºBAH A
Nieves Castellanos 1ºBAH A
Paula Medina 1ºBAH A
Very interesting ! thank to you guys now I know more about Scotland.
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