Regal Union Quiz

week 3

In which year did James VI of Scotland succeed as king of England and Ireland, thereby inaugurating the ‘regal union’?
A) 1588
B) 1603
C) 1625

B) 1603

In which Irish province did the Anglo-Scottish plantations predominantly take place, especially in the early 17th century?
A) Connacht
B) Ulster
C) Munster

B) Ulster

How many times did James VI return to Scotland after becoming king of England?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three

A) One

What did Charles I introduce to Scotland in 1637, prompting widespread rioting across the country?
A) New coinage
B) A new flag
C) A new prayer book

C) A new prayer book

What was the name of the treaty agreed in 1643 by which the Scots agreed to enter the English Civil War on the side of Parliament?
A) Solemn League and Covenant
B) Treaty of Westminster
C) Protestant League

A) Solemn League and Covenant

With which country did England fight three wars in the 1650s-1670s, seriously damaging Scottish continental trade?
A) France
B) Sweden
C) Dutch Republic

C) Dutch Republic

In which year did Charles II oversee abortive negotiations for Anglo-Scottish Union?
A) 1661
B) 1670
C) 1683

B) 1670

What name did the Scots give to the settlement they attempted to establish in Carolina in the 1680s?
A) Stewarts Town
B) New Edinburgh
C) Nova Scotia

A) Stewarts Town

Which nobleman led a rebellion against James VII in 1685, intended to co-ordinate with a similar rising in England under the Duke of Monmouth?
A) Earl of Argyll
B) Duke of Gordon
C) Marquis of Douglas

A) Earl of Argyll

What was the name of the document in which the Scottish Parliament declared James VII to have forfeited the Scottish throne due to his ‘tyrannical’ rule?
A) Golden Act
B) Declaration of Freedom
C) Claim of Right

C) Claim of Right

Where did Scotland attempt to settle a colony in 1699-1700, with disastrous consequences?
A) Darien
B) Yucatan
C) St Vincent

A) Darien