United KingdomHistory 68 · History
When James VI of Scotland also became King of England in 1603, England and Scotland became a single country with one parliament.
- aTrue
- bFalseCorrect answer
Why?
From 1603 the two countries shared the same king, but they stayed separate countries with their own parliaments. They were joined into one kingdom only by the Act of Union in 1707.
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