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Which of the following is true?

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  1. Queen Anne died in 1715.

  2. When Queen Anne died she left no heirs to the throne.

  3. Jacobites saw Queen Anne's death as an opportunity for the Stuarts to return.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Queen Anne died in 1715 and left no heirs to the throne. The Jacobites, who were Highland Scots, saw her death as an opportunity for the Stuarts to return. However, the English Parliament invited Prince George of Hanover to become king. 
Thus, option D is correct.

Who was the chief of MacDonald clan?

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  1. William Macdonald

  2. Maclain Macdonald

  3. Robert Macdonald

  4. Thomas Macdonald

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maclain MacDonald was the chief of the MacDonald clan. He traveled from Glencoe to Fort William to make his oath of loyalty to King William III. 
Thus, option B is correct. 

What happened to Maclain when he reached Fort William to swear an oath of loyalty to William III?

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  1. The Governor told him that he had to make his oath in front of the king

  2. He was attacked by the rival Cambell clans soldiers

  3. The Governor told him that he had to make his oath in front of the sheriff at Inverary about 60 miles away

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

King William III had ordered all Scottish clans to swear an oath of loyalty to him by New Year's Day the following year. When Maclain MacDonald, chief of the MacDonalad clan reached Fort William to make his oath, the Governor told him that he had to make his oath in front of the sheriff at Inverary which was about 60 miles away. 
Thus, option C is correct. 

Why King William III ordered 120 soldiers to be placed in the homes of the Macdonald clan in Glencoe?

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  1. The Macdonald clan was trying a coup against King William III

  2. The Macdonald clan was sworn enemy to King William III

  3. Punishment to the Macdonald clan would set an example to the other Highland clans

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

King William III wanted all Scottish clans to swear allegiance to him before the New Year's Day of 1691. The chief of the MacDonald clan, Maclain MacDonald, could not make his oath in front of King William III before the given time. William III decided to punish the MacDonald clan to set an example to the other Highland clans. In order to do that, he ordered 120 soldiers to be placed in the homes of the MacDonald clan in Glencoe. 
Thus, option C is correct. 

Why Maclain Macdonald could not take his oath until 6 January 1692?

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  1. When Macdonald reached Inverary, the sheriff was preparing for an attack on Highland Clans

  2. When Macdonald reached Inverary, the sheriff was away celebrating Hogmanay

  3. When Macdonald reached Inverary, the sheriff was dead

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option A is INCORRECT because the sheriff was NOT preparing for an attack on the Highland Clans. 

Option B is CORRECT because when MacDonald reached Inverary, the sheriff was away celebrating Hogmanay, which is the Scottish word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner.

Option C is INCORRECT because when MacDonald reached Inverary, the sheriff was alive and was celebrating Hogmanay. 

Option D is INCORRECT because option B is correct. 

Who were known as Jacobites?

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  1. The Highlander Scots who supported the return of James Edward Stuart

  2. The Lowlander Scots who supported the return of James Edward Stuart

  3. The Highlander Scots who supported the return of William III

  4. The Lowlander Scots who supported the return of William III

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jacobites were those Highland Scots who did not like being ruled from London and supported the return of James Edward Stuart. Some of them planned a rebellion. 
Thus, option A is correct. 

Whom did the British Parliament invite to become the King after the death of Queen Anne? 

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  1. James Edward Stuart, the son of James II

  2. Prince George Sunderland

  3. Prince George of Hanover

  4. Prince William of Wales

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Queen Anne died in 1715 and left no heirs to the throne. The English Parliament invited Prince George of Hanover to become the King. However, he was unpopular and spoke only in German. 
Thus, option C is correct. 

Lowland Scots were _________.

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  1. Presbyterians

  2. Catholic

  3. Protestant

  4. Anglican

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lowland Scots were Presbyterians, while the Highland Scots were Catholics. Some of the Lowland Scots viewed the Highland Scots with hostility. 
Thus, option A is correct. 

Who generally supported the Act of Union?

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  1. Highland Scots

  2. Lowland Scots

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lowland Scots generally supported the Acts of Union and some of them viewed the Highland Scots with hostility. 
Thus, option B is correct. 

When did William III order all Scottish clans to swear an oath of loyalty to him?

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  1. In 1689

  2. In 1690

  3. In 1691

  4. In 1692

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1691, William III ordered all Scottish clans to swear an oath of loyalty to him. He did this because he knew that some Highland Scottish clans still supported the old king James II.
Thus, option C is correct.