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Chapter 14

The 1798 Rebellion

QuestionAnswer
what was the protestant Ascendancy the wealthy land owning minority
what percentage of land did they own and what percentage of the population were they 80% of land 15% of population
tell me three causes of the 198 rebellion the power of the Protestant ascendancy the position of Catholics the influence of American and French Revolutions
Explain the position of Catholics during this time Catholics were 75% of the population but only owned about 15% of the land, Catholics were discriminated against by the Penal Laws, they could not attend schools and they had to pay tithes to Church of Ireland clergy, the laws were designed to keepthempoor
Explain the influence of the American and French Revolutions Many Catholics and Presbyterians were excited by and attracted to the ideas of liberty and equality behind these revolutions, they were excited in believing that Ireland could become independent some day
Explain the power of the protestant ascendancy There was an Irish parliament in Dublin with limited powers over Irish affairs. this was controlled by the protestant ascendancy class- the land owning minority. They owned 80% of the land but were on;y 15% of the population
tell me three points from Theobald Wolfe Tone's Early life Born in Dublin in 1763 He studied in trinity college He witnessed the French revolution first hand and he was inspired by the revolution
Explain the foundation of the united Irishmen He wrote a pamphlet called an Argument on behalf of the Catholics in Ireland in 1972 He was invited to a meeting in Belfast by a group of Presbyterians this meeting founded the society of United Irishmen Other founding members were Henry Joy, McCracken
Explain the foundation of the united Irishmen Thomas Russel, William Drennam and Samuel Neilson They began publishing their own newspaper called The Northern Star
Tell me three points about the impact of Britain war with France Tone was also the secretary of the Catholic Committee which pushed for reforms Britain declared war on France but fearing that Catholics would want a revolution they abolished penal laws The government banned the united Iridhmen so they became a secret
Tell me three points about the impact of Britain war with France society which was committed to a revolution against British rule
tell me three points about tone in France and Bantry Bay Tone travelled to France in 1796 to seek military support for an Irish rebellion France sent a fleet of 43 ships and 15000 men only 14 ships reached Bantry Bay due to bad weather
what was physical Force nationalism nationalists were prepared to use violence to fight for Irish Independence from Britain
explain the 1978 rebellion the rebel plans were stopped thanks to info from British spies, they attacked kildare,meath,carlow and wicklow but were easily defeated In Wexford 200 protestants were burned alive in a barn at Scullabogue and another 100 were massacred in Wexford town.
Why did the United Irishmen fail The Rebels were badly organised and trained They had few decent weapons, mainly using long pikes against British rifles They received no useful help from the French They faced much stronger government forces
tell me three consequences of the rebellion Growth of sectarianism The Act of Union Irish Republicanism
What is sectarianism Conflict and Hatred based on religious divide
Explain the Act of Union The Act of Union 1800 Abolished the parliament in Dublin. Irish MPs went to Westminster and Ireland was run from there for the next 120 years
Explain Irish Republicanism Tone became known as the 'Father of Irish Republicanism.' His ideas inspired the 1916 Easter Rising
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