Queen Ann united England with Scotland in 1707 and Scottish and English Parliament became one institution. She didn’t have any children. There were some descendants of James II. (George I) in Hanover and they were Protestants. They didn’t want to change their religion. They became English kings in Germany, they didn’t speak English and they didn’t spend much time in England. It was the reason for the new post of the Prime Minister to be founded. The first Prime Minister was Walpole. The British colonised Canada and India.
The agriculture[1] revolution - Farms were connected with large fields and agriculture production increased.
The industrial revolution - Industry was transformed. Many machines were used and great factories were founded. There were also a lot of successful inventions in Britain.
Population boom - In 1700 in Britain there lived 5 million people and in 1821 already 14 million.
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