Chapter 12: The 1798 Rebellion

Question 1

What were the causes of revolution in Ireland (name 2)

Answer 1

The influence of the American : The victory of the Americans over the British encouraged some people to think that the Irish Parliament could get more power

The Power of the Protestant Ascendancy: The Protestant Ascendency controlled the land and power in Ireland, even though they were only 15% of the population

Question 2

What was the Protestant Ascendancy?

Answer 2

These were members of the Church of Ireland (Anglican Church) who controlled the land and held power in Ireland

Question 3

What were the results of the 1798 Rising (name 3)

Answer 3

1.30,000 people died.
2.There were bitter divisions between Catholics and Protestants.
3. The Act of Union was passed in 1800 to abolish the parliament in Dublin and to send members of the Irish parliament and Lords to represent Ireland in the Parliament in Westminster.

Question 4

What happened during the Rising of 1798

Answer 4

.The United Irishmen planned a rising. But the British government knew about the plans through information provided by spies
The Rising went ahead in Dublin
200 Protestants were burned in a barn and 100 were killed in Wexford town
A Rising in Ulster was also defeated and the leaders, Henry Joy McCracken and Henry Munro wee executed.
When Tone arrived in Donegal with a French fleet, he was captured. He was tried for treason, found guilty and sentenced to death. But he committed suicide instead

Question 5

How did the The Rising of 1798 end

Answer 5

The Rising of 1798 was defeated because of poor organisation, stronger government forces, spies and insufficient French help