a person who does not live, work on, or regularly visit the place they own.

British act that united the Kingdom of Great Britain. The 1707 Act combined Scotland and England into “Great Britain” and the 1800 Act combined Ireland and Britain.

a judgment or prejudice, often against a group of people.

a plant disease that destroys parts or all of a plant.

an official count of the people who live in a country or other area.

the act of taking control of another country and ruling it from far away.

relating to social statistics determining population

to greatly reduce a population for a substantial amount of time.

extremely thin, as from starvation or disease.

the process of leaving a country or region

to legally force someone out of their home.

the condition of being exposed without protection to the effects of harsh weather.

product or service that is sent out of a country to be sold or traded.

a severe lack of food over a wide area leading to mass death.

the deliberate and systematic removal or mass murder of a racial, political, or cultural group.

1845-1849 also known as the “Great Famine” or the “Irish Potato Famine”; a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland.

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

an economic philosophy that prioritizes minimal government regulation of markets, allowing competition between private individuals and groups in their pursuit of profit.

a person who owns land, usually referencing one who rents the land rather than uses it themselves.

money temporarily given that needs to be paid back with additional costs over time.

inadequate or unbalanced food causing health issues.

laws passed against Catholics in Britain and Ireland after the Reformation that penalized the practice of the Catholic religion and imposed civil disabilities on Catholics.

to die or suffer from not eating.

a person who rents rather than owns the land/building they live/work on.

a serious infectious disease that is transmitted by fleas, mites, and lice and is marked by high fever, headache, delirium, and a red rash.

a place where people are sent and forced to work for their housing and food, usually as a punishment for unpaid debts.

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Potatoe Famine

Term	Definition
absentee	a person who does not live, work on, or regularly visit the place they own.
Acts of Union	British act that united the Kingdom of Great Britain. The 1707 Act combined Scotland and England into “Great Britain” and the 1800 Act combined Ireland and Britain.
bias	a judgment or prejudice, often against a group of people.
blight	a plant disease that destroys parts or all of a plant.
census	an official count of the people who live in a country or other area.
colonize	the act of taking control of another country and ruling it from far away.
demographic	relating to social statistics determining population
depopulate	to greatly reduce a population for a substantial amount of time.
emaciated	extremely thin, as from starvation or disease.
emigrate	the process of leaving a country or region
evict	to legally force someone out of their home.
exposure	the condition of being exposed without protection to the effects of harsh weather.
export	product or service that is sent out of a country to be sold or traded.
famine	a severe lack of food over a wide area leading to mass death.
genocide	the deliberate and systematic removal or mass murder of a racial, political, or cultural group.
ghastly	causing great fear or terror.
Great Hunger	1845-1849 also known as the “Great Famine” or the “Irish Potato Famine”; a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland.
Laissez-Faire Capitalism	an economic philosophy that prioritizes minimal government regulation of markets, allowing competition between private individuals and groups in their pursuit of profit.
landlord	a person who owns land, usually referencing one who rents the land rather than uses it themselves.
loan	money temporarily given that needs to be paid back with additional costs over time.
malnutrition	inadequate or unbalanced food causing health issues.
Penal Laws	laws passed against Catholics in Britain and Ireland after the Reformation that penalized the practice of the Catholic religion and imposed civil disabilities on Catholics.
starve	to die or suffer from not eating.
tenant	a person who rents rather than owns the land/building they live/work on.
typhus	a serious infectious disease that is transmitted by fleas, mites, and lice and is marked by high fever, headache, delirium, and a red rash.
workhouses	a place where people are sent and forced to work for their housing and food, usually as a punishment for unpaid debts.

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