This event involved a payment of nearly four hundred thousand pounds known as "The Equivalent".
This event involved a payment of nearly four hundred thousand pounds known as "The Equivalent". A political group called the Squadrone Volante ensured that this event occurred. The "twelve limitations" meant to reduce the effects of this event were proposed by Andrew Fletcher. This event was partially motivated by the opportunity to recover from the failure to establish a colony in Panama's Darien region. This event was symbolized by a rose and thistle growing from the same stem. After this event during the reign of Queen Anne, the song "Why Should I Be So Sad On My Wedding Day?" was played by the bells of St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. For 10 points, identify this 1707 union of two countries that officially formed the Kingdom of Great Britain.
This event involved a payment of nearly four hundred thousand pounds known as "The Equivalent".
the union of England and Scotland [or the 1707 Act of Union; or obvious equivalents of "union"; or the formation of the UK or obvious equivalents until "formed" is read]