Y11 (Empires&People) - Ulster and Highlands

Which area of the British Isles is Ulster in?

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

• Wales

Which King decided to PLANT protestant settlers from England and Scotland in Ireland?

• James I
• Charles I
• George I
• Henry I

What RELIGIOUS reason did James have for sending protestants to Ireland?

• It would increase trade as London companies were offered land in Ulster
• It would stop Ireland being used as a Catholic base for invasion by Spain and France
• It was cheaper than sending the army to Ulster
• It would introduce English laws and customs

Which is a SHORT TERM impact of the English and Scottish settling in Ulster?

• Irish land owners lost their land, Britain controlled Ulster until the 20th Century
• 16 new towns were built
• English and Scottish settlers created a Protestant majority in Ulster
• New crops; wheat, barley and oats were planted for profit.

The English assumed the Irish weren't "using the land" so it could be taken. Which other area of Empire is this most similar to?

• Taking land in India from Indians

• Taking land in Africa from Africans

• Taking land in America from Native Americans

• Taking land in Scotland from the Scottish

Which 'house' of the English royal Family did Highlanders support?

• Windsors

• Tudors

• Stuarts

• Hanover

Which battle was fought between the Scottish Highlanders and British in 1745?

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Edington

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Culloden

Small Scottish tenant farmers were moved off their land between 1780-1820. What was seen as more profitable?

• Sheep farming
• Building houses
• Having the land empty
• Joining small farms together to make bigger farms

During the height of the Highland Clearances, how many families could be evicted in a day?

• 2
• 20
• 200
• 2000

As many as 70,000 Highlanders left the country, how else is this event known?

• Scottish Exodus

• Scottish Dispora

• The flight from Scotland

• The Scottish Sailings