Why was the Act of Settlement passed?

A. to allow Jacobites to restore the Stuart line

b. to permit others outside the Stuart line to inherit the throne

c. to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne

d. to distribute power equitably between the king and the two Houses of Parliament

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Francis Richardson

28 August, 20:12

Why was the Act of Settlement passed?

A. to allow Jacobites to restore the Stuart line

b. to permit others outside the Stuart line to inherit the throne

c. to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne

d. to distribute power equitably between the king and the two Houses of Parliament

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Savanah Rivas · Answer 1

The act of settlement was passed in 1701 and it gave succession of the English and Irish royalty to members of the Protestant faith. Any monarch of the either of these kingdoms was required to be Protestant, thus securing the succession to one sub-group of the population.