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