The Act of Union, uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into a single political state, is ratified is by the Scottish Parliament on January 16, 1707. The act received Royal assent on March 6, 1707 and became effective on May 1, 1707 when Scotland and England formally became the single Kingdom of Great Britain.
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