Causes Of Revoloution

Question 1

Name 3 of the causes of the 1798 rebellion

Answer 1

Power of Protestant ascendancy
Position of catholics
Position of Presbyterians

Question 2

What is power of Protestant ascendancy

Answer 2

They owned 80% of land but only made up 15% and they controlled Ireland

Question 3

What is position of catholics

Answer 3

Catholics we’re discriminated by penal laws keeping catholics POOR + POWERLESS e.g catholics had to pay tithes and they weren’t allowed vote or sit in parliament

Question 4

What is the position of Presbyterians

Answer 4

Made up 10% of population they were not subjected to harshest penal laws and were nit allowed vote or sit in parliament