Why was the Act of Settlement passed?

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anonymous · Answer

The Act of Settlement is an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns and thrones on the Electress Sophia of Hanover (a granddaughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England) and her non-Roman Catholic heirs.

anonymous · Answer

to allow Jacobites to restore the Stuart line 
to permit others outside the Stuart line to inherit the throne 
to allow Protestant members of the House of Hanover to inherit the throne
to distribute power equitably between the king and the two Houses of Parliament

anonymous · Answer

i want to say c

hope210 · Answer

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