Why Did Scotland Become An Independent Nation?

The United Kingdom is a sovereign nation that lays in the northwest of Europe. The country of Scotland remains inside the UK. Scotland and Great Britain are currently unified but this hasn’t always been this way. In the early 17th century, James VI of Scotland ruled over both Scotland and England. In the Union of the Crowns, he was declared king of all the countries in that area of the world. James VI’s successor, James VII, was deposed because of tensions that had risen between the Catholics and the Protestants. Along with the failures of the Darien Scheme in Scotland, which was a strategy created by Scotland to become a world trading nation by establishing a colony on the Isthmus of Panama, the English feared the threats that Scotland might choose a new monarch.
This led to the formal unification of the two with both the Treaty of the Union and the Acts of Union. These two acts of parliament allowed the formation of the kingdom of Great Britain. And since the unification of the two nations in 1707, there has been a desire by the Scottish people to become independent from England. Some Scottish feel like England has too much control over Scotland’s political system. While becoming an independent nation might not seem difficult, arguments exist over multiple different aspects of independence. If Scotland becomes and independent nation, the currency they would use is undetermined. Scotland also has important oil reserves in its northern region but the controversial aspect of it is who should maintain control of that oil. Although Scotland may face conflicts with other countries, the devolution of Scotland would prove to be be advantageous because it would offer a sense of patriotism among the citizens and and it would also help boost their