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What was the name of the single sovereign state formed by the union of England and Scotland?

  • Great Britain

  • United Kingdom

  • British Isles

  • Anglo-Scottish Union

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On May 1, 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. Anne continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714.
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