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The Act of Union
Years of poor harvests and near bankruptcy due to the Darien fiasco led to Scotland appealing to the English parliament for financial aid. Aid arrived in the form of the Union. Video: Scotland's Empire: The Americas.
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The Act of Union ties Scotland and England together as a new nation called Great Britain.
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