The Causes of the Famine

When did the Great Famine happen?

• 1825-1830

• 1845-1850

• 1760-1765

• 1800-1805

The name of the disease that rotted the potatoes is...

​ (a)   is when someone produces just enough ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   themselves and pay their ​ (d)   ​

• Subsistence Farming
• crops
• feed
• rent
• money
• pay
• Population growth

What did farmers divide between their sons?

• Money

• Food

• Land

• Farming Equipment

Did people become poorer or richer when the population increased in 1841?

• Poorer

• Richer

What are the 4 main causes of the famine?

• Population Growth

  Subdivision of Land

  Dependence on the potato

  Blight

• Population Growth

  More Food

  Less Farmers

  Bigger Earnings

• Population Decrease

  Dependence on the potato

  More Farmers

  Blight

• Population Decrease

  Subdivision of Land

  Bigger Earnings

  Blight