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When was the Act of Union with Ireland passed?

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1780
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1791
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1801
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1806
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Solution

The correct option is C 1801
  • The Irish Rebellion of 1798 brought the Irish question forcibly to the attention of the British Cabinet; and William Pitt the Younger, the British prime minister, decided that the best solution was a union.
  • Act of Union, (Jan. 1, 1801), was a legislative agreement uniting Great Britain (England and Scotland) and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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