Issue 2: Arguements for and against union

Question 1

Economic arguments

Answer 1

for:
- free access to commerce with english colonies
- shared economy;compensation for darien

against:
- increased burden of taxation
- there would be a majority english parliament, meaning english economic affairs would likely be the priority.
- scottish manufacturers wouldn’t be able to compete with the english ones.

Question 1

Political Arguements

Answer 1

for:
- being apart of GB would
lessen european threats
- union preserved the security of the island
- union
would provide career advancement in the military

against:
-independent sovereignty was being sacrificed, the claim of right would be undermined.
- wales is another country which took part in union but saw no improvements in trade or economy.

Question 2

Succession Arguements

Answer 2

for:
- union protected hanoverian succession, therefore protecting scottish protestantism

against:
-hanoverian succession meant the end of the stuart line

Question 3

Religious Arguements

Answer 3

for:
- union would accept the act of settlement, preventing roman catholics from becoming monarch, reducing “popery”

against:
- presbyterians feared an english domination in religious affairs, and the imposition of the anglican church.

Question 4

Social Arguements

Answer 4

for:
- there was a major concern over poverty, with many people living with bankruptcy, but union would provide a more stable economic background.

against:
- no guarantee there would be laws safeguarding scottish legal tradition,