scotland became part of united kingdom in 1237.
when did scotland become part of united kingdom?
1237
bullet::::- act of union 1707, england and scotland become great britain, scottish representation at westminster, scots private law and courts continue





























bullet::::- 1715 and 1745, jacobite risings





























bullet::::- south sea bubble of 1720, first stock market collapse





























bullet::::- robert walpole, considered first "prime minister" (1721-1742)





























bullet::::- baron de montesquieu, "the spirit of the laws" (1748)





























bullet::::- american revolution 1776





























bullet::::- first fleet to australia 1787





























bullet::::- union with ireland act 1800





























bullet::::- 1829, catholic emancipation





























bullet::::- chartism. great reform act 1832





























bullet::::- representation of the people act 1867





























bullet::::- walter bagehot, "the english constitution" (1867)
united kingdom constitutional law
in 1970, large quantities of oil were discovered off the coast of scotland. the snp exploited this with their highly successful "it's scotland's oil" campaign: arguing that during the 1973–75 recession that the oil would belong within the territorial boundaries of an independent scotland and would help to mitigate the effects of the economic recession in scotland should scotland become independent. the party won 7 seats and 21.9% of the vote in the february 1974 general election and won 11 seats and 30.4% of the vote in the october 1974 general election, before losing the vast majority of their seats to labour and the conservatives in 1979.
scottish national identity