What was the Act of Settlement of 1701?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It ensured that only Protestants could inherit the throne
- Step 1: The Act passed the crown to the Protestant House of Hanover after Queen Anne.
- Step 2: It barred Catholics and those married to Catholics from the throne.
Answer
It ensured that only Protestants could inherit the throne.
Why not the others: Union came in 1707, the Bank of England dates from 1694 and taxes were controlled earlier.
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