WorksheetsThe Plantation of Ireland - England’s Reasons
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How was Ireland different from England in the 1500s?
They practiced a different religion (Catholic)
They spoke a different language (Gaelic)
They had their own customs and traditions
All of the above
Who was the leader of the Irish chieftains who fought the English crown?
Hugh O’Neill
Queen Elizabeth
Henry VIII
Emma E
Who was Ireland’s traditional ally in 1500s?
England
Ethiopia
Switzerland
Catholic Spain
Hugh O’Neill fought Elizabeth I in the _____ Years War.
101
9
Sheep
17
O’Neills Irish army destroyed English forces at the Yellow Ford in Armagh. However he suffered a catastrophic defeat outside Cork at?
Kerry
Clare
Kinsale
Riley’s pad
How did the English try to change the Irish in order to rule them?
Forced them to change their language
Forced them to change their religion
Forced them to change their laws and customs
All of the above
The English stronghold in Ireland was based around the greater Dublin area, known as the __________.
Pail
Pale
The word ‘Pale’ derives from the Latin for?
Sick
Fence
White
The English treated Ireland as a ___________.
Carrot
Colony
Cucumber
Chris Columbus
When you deliberately settle people in another country this is known as a colony or a ___________________.
Plantation
Empire
Big Jim
