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Flashcards by Sarah Sutton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Sutton
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Explain the term plantation. | English policy of colonising Ireland by “planting” loyal subjects in lands taken from disloyal Irish. |
| Give two reasons why the English implemented the policy of plantation in Ireland. | 1. Reduce the power of the Gaelic Irish. 2. Spread English law and customs. 3. Extend their land and in extension make them wealthier. 4. Spread their religion. |
| Name two plantations carried out in Ireland prior to the Ulster Plantation. | Laois/Offaly & Munster |
| Name two powerful Gaelic chiefs in Ulster 1594. | Hugh O’ Neil and Hugh O’ Donnell |
| Give one reason why Gaelic Chiefs in Ulster rebelled against Queen Elizabeth’s rule in 1594? | Adventurers began laying claims to land in Ulster |
| In 1598, the forces of Hugh O’ Neill and ‘Red’ Hugh O’ Donnell defeated the English at the Battle of Y.... | Yellow Ford |
| The decisive battle of the N_ _ _ Y _ _ _ _ W _ _ was at K_ _ _ _ _ _ _ where the English defeated the forces of O’Neill, O’ Donnell and Spanish soldiers. | Nine Years War, Kinsale |
| What as the treaty of Mellifont? | Treaty signed by Hugh O’Neill and the English. |
| O’ Neil and other Gaelic chiefs left Ulster for Europe in 1607. What is this event known as? | The Flight of the Earls |
| Who ordered the Ulster Plantation? | King James I |
| Name the six counties planted. | Tyrone, Donegal, Fermanagh, Derry, Cavan and Armagh |
| What sizes were the estates divided into? | 1000, 1500, 2000 |
| Name the three groups given land under the articles of the plantation 1610. | Undertakers, servitors and loyal Irish. |
| Mention one rule for planters. | Planters with 2000 acres had to build a bawn and a defense tower. |
| Who was land given to in Derry? | London Trade Guilds |
| Name the two towns built during the Ulster Plantation. | Coleraine and Londonderry |
| Give two results of the Ulster Plantation | English law spread, Protestant religion, led to “The Troubles”, impact on identity... |
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