Henry VIII (16th century) declared himself the head of the Anglican Church.
True
Henry VIII tried to force Catholics to become Anglican and he also tried to take their land.
True
Elizabeth I, Henry VIII's daughter, didn't agree with her father's ideas.
False
What did the term "Plantation" refer to?
Protestant settlers from Scotland arrived in Ulster. They were known as "planters". 23 new towns were built.
Religion separated the planters and native Irishmen.
True. (Scots planters were Presbyterians and Irishmen were Catholics)
The Scots were not good at business.
False
In 1690, the Protestant forces fo William of Orange (William III) defeated the Catholics led by the deposed Catholic king, James II.
True
In the 19th century, most of the Irish depended on potato-farming.
True
When did the Great Famine take place?
1845-1849
Ulster (Northern Ireland) was not as badly affected by the Great Famine as the rest of Ireland.
True. (Industrialized)
What does "partition" mean?
The division of Ireland. In 1921: southern part of Ireland -a Free State- and Ulster -UK-.
The Irish Republic or Eire declared itself a republic in 1959.
False. In 1949.
Northern Irish Catholics, who became a minority, didn't have equal opportunities for housing and employment.
True
What happened in 1972, on what became known as "Bloody Sunday"?
British soldiers opened fire on Catholic demonstrators in Londonderry. (13 dead)
