Main Articles of Union
The 25 Articles of Union of 1707 dealt with such matters as a future parliament, the law, the succession, trade and taxation. Some of the main Articles are listed below.
| Article 1 | Scotland and England were united into one Kingdom, called Great Britain. |
| Article 2 | On the death of Queen Anne, the succession was to pass to the Electress Sophia and her descendants of the Protestant House of Hanover. No Catholic or anyone married to a Catholic could succeed to the throne of Great Britain. |
| Article 3 | There would be one Parliament, at Westminster in London for the whole of Great Britain. |
| Article 4 | There was to be freedom of trade within Britain and its colonies. |
| Article 6 | Customs duties would be the same in Scotland as in England. |
| Article 7 | Taxes on alcohol would be the same in Scotland as in England although there was less tax on beer in Scotland. |
| Article 8 | Scottish salt was granted a tax exemption. |
| Article 15 | A sum of £398,085, 10 shillings (50p), known as the Equivalent, was to be paid by the English Government, mainly as compensation to the shareholders in the Darien Company. |
| Article 19 | Scotland was still to have its own law courts. |
| Article 22 | Scotland was to be represented by forty five members of the House of Commons and by sixteen Peers in the House of Lords. |
| Article 24 | A Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain would replace the separate seals of both Scotland and England. The Scottish crown jewels were to remain in Scotland. |
| Article 1 |
| Scotland and England were united into one Kingdom, called Great Britain. |
| Article 2 |
| On the death of Queen Anne, the succession was to pass to the Electress Sophia and her descendants of the Protestant House of Hanover. No Catholic or anyone married to a Catholic could succeed to the throne of Great Britain. |
| Article 3 |
| There would be one Parliament, at Westminster in London for the whole of Great Britain. |
| Article 4 |
| There was to be freedom of trade within Britain and its colonies. |
| Article 6 |
| Customs duties would be the same in Scotland as in England. |
| Article 7 |
| Taxes on alcohol would be the same in Scotland as in England although there was less tax on beer in Scotland. |
| Article 8 |
| Scottish salt was granted a tax exemption. |
| Article 15 |
| A sum of £398,085, 10 shillings (50p), known as the Equivalent, was to be paid by the English Government, mainly as compensation to the shareholders in the Darien Company. |
| Article 19 |
| Scotland was still to have its own law courts. |
| Article 22 |
| Scotland was to be represented by forty five members of the House of Commons and by sixteen Peers in the House of Lords. |
| Article 24 |
| A Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain would replace the separate seals of both Scotland and England. The Scottish crown jewels were to remain in Scotland. |
