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WorksheetsParnell and Home Rule
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
An Irish nationalist is ...
someone who believes that Irish people are their own nation
someone that believes that Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom with Britain
Constitutional nationalists wanted to see the re-establishment of a parliament in Ireland through ...
violence
political means
Who is this?
John Redmond
Charles Stewart Parnell
James Craig
Douglas Hyde
Charles Stewart Parnell was leader of which political party?
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Sinn Féin
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Unionist Party
Who took over as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1891?
John Redmond
James Craig
Douglas Hyde
Michael Cusack
Under __________ _____________, Ireland would have its own parliament in Dublin to govern local affairs, such as education and health, while Westminster could still control foreign affairs.
(a)
The British Prime Minister at the time of the First Home Rule Bill was ...
(a)
The focus on promoting a national identity shaped by shared cultural conditions and language is know as ...
(a)
Parliamentary tradition involves...
The use of physical force
Working through laws and parliament to achieve change
Who did Parnell have an affair with?
Karen O'Shea
Kathy O'Shea
Kitty O'Shea
Kelly O'Shea
Where is Parnell buried?
Tea Lane Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery
Brighton Cemetery
Ireland did not have its own parliament and was ruled from Westminster, London.
True
False
The Parliament at Westminster consisted of what two houses?
The House of Lords and the House of Ladies
The House of Parliament and the House of Lords
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
The House of Lords could veto any bill passed in the House of Commons. What did this mean they could do?
only vote in favour
block/reject the bill
Those who supported the Union were called...
Nationalists
Unionists
separatists
Those who opposed the union were called...
Unionists
Nationalists
separatists
For what three reasons did Unionists want to maintain the Union with Britain?
British identity
Poverty
Prosperity from their industries/businesses
Protestant religion
Moderate or 'constitutional' nationalists wanted to persuade Britain to give Ireland Home Rule. Through violence or peaceful means?
Violent
Peaceful, democratic means
'Constitutional Nationalism' is...
Campaigning for independence through violent methods
Campaigning for independence through peaceful, political methods
