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The Ulster Plantation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which English King started the Plantation of Ulster?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

James I

c)

Henry VIII

2.

When did the Plantation of Ulster begin?

a)

16th century

b)

17th century

c)

18th century

3.

The Plantation of Ulster was...

a)

Planting of trees

b)

English & Scottish settlers take Irish land

c)

Ulster rugby win the European Cup

4.

How many acres of land was stolen from the Irish

a)

4000

b)

40,000

c)

400,000

d)

4,000,000

5.

Which one of these towns was a plantation construction?

a)

Armagh

b)

Downpatrick

c)

Londonderry

d)

London

6.

What was a Plantation ‘Bawn’?

a)

A house

b)

A castle

c)

A large with defensive walls

d)

A dolphin

7.

The ____________ were driven off their land to make way for the new English & Scottish settlers.

a)

Swedes

b)

Irish

c)

Dutch

d)

Scottish

8.

What was a ‘woodkerne’?

a)

A native Irish soldier

b)

A Spanish adventurer

c)

A joiner

9.

What was a ‘flanker’ on a Plantation Bawn?

a)

Gate

b)

House

c)

Turret

d)

Tower

10.

What was a Guild?

a)

A King

b)

A large company

c)

A settlement