Everything about Alien Act 1705 totally explained
The
Alien Act was a law passed by the
Parliament of England, in
1705, as a response to the
Parliament of Scotland's
Act of Security of
1704, which in turn was partially a response to the
English Act of Settlement 1701.
The Alien Act provided that
Scottish nationals in England were to be treated as
aliens (
foreign nationals), and estates held by Scots would be treated as alien property, making
inheritance much less certain. It also included an
embargo on the
import of Scottish products into England and
English colonies - about half of Scotland's
trade, covering sectors such as
linen,
cattle and
coal.
The Act contained a provision that it would be suspended if the Scots entered into negotiations regarding a proposed union of the parliaments of Scotland and England. Combined with English financial offers to refund Scottish losses on the
Darién scheme, the Act achieved its aim, leading to the
Act of Union 1707 uniting the two countries as the
Kingdom of Great Britain.
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