Editing History of Scotland (section)

===Union with England===
{{Main|Acts of Union 1707}}
By the start of the 18th century, a [[political union]] between Scotland and England became politically and economically attractive, promising to open up the much larger markets of England, as well as those of the growing English Empire. With economic stagnation since the late 17th century, which was particularly acute in 1704, the country depended more and more heavily on sales of cattle and linen to England, who used this to create pressure for a union.<ref name="Smout1964">T. C. Smout, "The Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707 I: The Economic Background", ''Economic History Review'', vol. 16, April (1964), pp. 455–467.</ref><ref name="Smout1963">T. C. Smout, ''Scottish Trade on the Eve of the Union, 1660–1707'' (Oliver & Boyd, 1963).</ref> The Scottish parliament voted on 6 January 1707, by 110 to 69, to adopt the [[Treaty of Union]]. It was also a full economic union; indeed, most of its 25 articles dealt with economic arrangements for the new state known as "Great Britain". It added 45 Scots to the 513 members of the House of Commons and 16 Scots to the 190 members of the House of Lords, and ended the Scottish parliament. It also replaced the Scottish systems of currency, taxation and laws regulating trade with laws made in London. Scottish law remained separate from English law, and the religious system was not changed. England had about five times the population of Scotland at the time, and about 36 times as much wealth.<ref name="Smout1964" /><ref name="Campbell1964pp469-77">H. Campbell, "The Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707 II: The Economic Consequences", ''Economic History Review'', April (1964), vol. 16, pp. 468–477.</ref>