Worksheets2nd year Xmas revision quiz 2022
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which Revolutions inspired the 1798 Rebellion?
Polish Revolution
Australian Revolution
American Revolution
French Revolution
The Penal Laws discriminated against who?
Anglicans (Church of Ireland)
Catholics & Presbyterians
Anglicans & Presbyterians
Catholics only
Who ruled Ireland at the end of the 18th Century?
The Catholic Defenders
The Presbyterians
The Protestant Ascedancy
The United Irishmen
Which one of these was a founding member of The United Irishmen?
Robert Emmet
William Smith O’Brien
Wolfe Tone
Bagnal Harvey
Where did the French Invasion fleet fail to land in 1796?
Wexford
Kilalla Bay
Bantry Bay
Lough Swilly
The united Irishmen sought help from which European country.
Spain
France
Italy
Holland
During the Rebellion what was 'pitch-capping'.
A type of hat worn by men at the time of the Rebellion
Placing a cap filled with tar on the head of the enemy and setting it on fire
Getting a person and pitching it onto the road
A type of game where the winner was the person who could throw his hat the furtherest
Vinegar Hill was
In Co Wexford and the Headquarters of the Irish rebels
The Headquarters of the English forces in Ireland
The Site of a rebel victory over the crown forces,
In 1796 the French sent a fleet of 43 ships and 40,000 men to help the Irish rebels fight the English forces. What happened this French mission.
The fleet landed at Bantry in Co Kerry. It joined up with the Irish rebels and had a famous victory over the English
It ran into a storm off the south west of Ireland. Many ships and men were lost and the rest of the fleet returned to France
The fleet was intercepted by the British navy and it turned back to France and never reached Ireland.
The fleet was on its way to Ireland when the French changed their mind and decided to recall the fleet and cancel the trip to Ireland
When the Rebellion was over the English Government introduced 'The Act of Union 1801'. What was The Act of Union. ?
Catholics and Protestants were united together and lived in peace thereafter
The British wanted to unite all the people in Ireland to prevent any future trouble.
The workers of Ireland joined into one big union to improve the conditions of work
Grattan's Parliament in Ireland was abolished and now there was only one Parliament in Westminster governing the United Kingdom
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.
Common Sense
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Which English King started the Plantation of Ulster?
Elizabeth I
James I
Henry VIII
When did the Plantation of Ulster begin?
16th century
17th century
18th century
The Plantation of Ulster was...
Planting of trees
English & Scottish settlers take Irish land
Ulster rugby win the European Cup
How many acres of land was stolen from the Irish
4000
40,000
400,000
4,000,000
Which one of these towns was a plantation construction?
Armagh
Downpatrick
Londonderry
London
What was a Plantation ‘Bawn’?
A house
A castle
A large with defensive walls
A dolphin
The ____________ were driven off their land to make way for the new English & Scottish settlers.
Swedes
Irish
Dutch
Scottish
What was a Guild?
A King
A large company
A settlement
A person who serves another, e.g. servant, attendant, and formerly soldier is called ...
servitor
undertaker
grantee
Londoner
Where did the planters who were sent to Ulster come from?
More than one answer possible.
England
East Anglia
Wales
Scotland
What religion were these new settlers? More than one answer possible
Anglican
Presbyterian
Catholic
Methodist
What year did the Ulster Plantation begin?
1509
1609
1709
1409
What were some of the consequences of the Plantation of Ulster. More than one answer possible.
The English language became the spoken language of Ulster
Irish was taught in schools and universities
Farming methods changed
English and Scottish customs and culture were introduced
What was the purpose of the Ulster Plantation?
To remove rebellious and disobedient natives from the land and replace them with people loyal to the Crown
To remove the Irish and convert them to Christianity
To use Ireland as a base incase of a Spanish invasion
People granted land because they promised to follow/ undertake the rules of the plantation
servitor
undertaker
woodkerne
