The Plantations

In the 16th century how many people lived in Ireland?

• 75,000

• 750,000

• 7 million

In the 16th Century three groups of people lived in Ireland...The Gaelic Irish, The Anglo-Irish and the New English. Which group mainly lived inside the Pale.

• The Gaelic Irish

• The Anglo- Irish

• The New English

The Pale was a word to describe _________________________.

• The Ulster Plantation
• The area around Dublin under English control.
• Another word for Brehon Law.
• The Munster Plantation

The Law Code followed by the Gaelic Irish was called

• Brehon Law

• Common Law

• Scottish Law

• European Law

Women had more rights under which law system?

• Brehon Law
• English Common Law

Before the plantations most of Ireland was under the control of ...

• New English

• Old English

• Gaelic Irish

• Anglo Irish

What English king/queen came to power in 1485?

• Henry VIII

• Edward VI

• Mary I

• Elizabeth I

Before the plantations what policy did Henry VIII try to use?

• Surrender and regrant
• Surrender and renew
• Soldiers and regrant
• Brehon Law

What was a plantation?

• An area of land outside of a town.

• An area of land where the native Irish were driven out and English settled.

• An area of land controlled by the native Irish.

• Common land used by everyone.

Which three of the following were reasons for the Plantations? (Multiple Choice)

• The monarchs wanted to become richer.

• To prevent Irish rebellion.

• To civilize Ireland.

• To promote Irish customs and traditions.