"Scotland bankrupt itself with the Darien Scheme (an attempt to colonise Panama) and then eagerly volunteered a merger with England as they were so desperate to get involved with colonialism. This lead to the signing of the act of the union in 1707."
"I fact the only reason the act of the union came to pass is because they tried to do imperialism themselves and their boat sank with all their gold. So they would have rather join England so they could get in to the action."