Actually the union was mainly for Scotland's benefit.
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/how-scotland-bec...t-britain/
Did you even read the Wikipedia article? What about this bit:
Spending 1/5 of your country's wealth on an attempt at establishing a colony isn't the best of ideas. When it fails, the consequences are even worse. England essentially made sure that Scotland didn't go bankrupt.
http://blog.cgpgrey.com/how-scotland-bec...t-britain/
Did you even read the Wikipedia article? What about this bit:
Quote:In Scotland, it was claimed that union would enable Scotland to recover from the financial disaster wrought by the Darien scheme through English assistance and the lifting of measures put in place through the Alien Act to force the Scottish Parliament into compliance with the Act of Settlement.(bolding mine)
Spending 1/5 of your country's wealth on an attempt at establishing a colony isn't the best of ideas. When it fails, the consequences are even worse. England essentially made sure that Scotland didn't go bankrupt.
