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6 Cards in this Set
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WHEN WAS JAMES STUART'S LAST ATTEMPT TO INVADE SCOTLAND, AND HOW DID IT END? |
JAMES FRANCIS STUART TRIED TO INVADE SCOTLAND ONE MORE TIME IN 1719, THIS TIME WITH THE SUPPORT OF CATHOLIC SPANISH TROOPS. HE RECEIVED NO SUPPORT EVEN IN HIGHLANDS. IT WAS A DISMAL FAILURE. JAMES STUART RETURNED TO ROME TO FOCUS ON BRINGING UP HIS YOUNG SONS, CHARLES AND HENRY. |
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WHAT WAS GENERAL WADE ASSIGNED TO DO BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT? |
GENERAL GEORGE WADE WAS ASKED TO BUILD A VERY EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS. PROPER ROADS WERE NEEDED TO MOVE THE GOVERNMENT REDCOATS ARMY SWIFTLY IN CASE OF ANOTHER REBELLION. MANY OF THOSE ROADS ARE STILL IN USE TODAY. |
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WHAT WERE THE YEARS OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE I AND HIS SON GEORGE II? |
GEORGE I REIGNED FROM 1714 TILL 1727. HIS SON, GEORGE II, REIGNED FROM 1727 TILL 1760. |
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DID THE ENGLAND LIKE GEORGE I AND GEORGE II? HOW DID THEY RULE THE GREAT BRITAIN? |
BOTH GEORGE I AND GEORGE II WERE NOT MUCH LIKED. THEY WERE SEEN AS DULL AND BORING FOREIGNERS. BUT BOTH WERE HAPPY TO TRUST THE SAME SMALL GROUP OF WEALTHY FAMILIES AND THEIR SUPPORTERS TO RUN THE COUNTRY. THESE FAMILIES CONTROLLED PARLIAMENT. |
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WHO WAS BRITAIN'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER? |
BRITAIN'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER WAS SIR ROBERT WALPOLE. HE WAS THE LONGEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER - FOR 20 YEARS. |
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WHAT WAS THE SITUATION WITH ECONOMY OF BRITAIN DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE I AND GEORGE II? |
TRADE INCREASED AND WEALTH FLOWED INTO BRITAIN, AS BRITISH MERCHANTS STRUGGLED WITH THE FRENCH TO DOMINATE NORTH AMERICA AND INDIAN TRADING POSTS. MANY SCOTS ALSO GAINED WEALTH FROM TRADING OR FROM GOVERNMENT JOBS. FOR BRITAIN'S TOP FAMILIES LIFE WAS SWEET. |
