Key Words Flashcards

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Protestant Ascendancy

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The wealthy land-owing Church of Ireland minority

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Penal Laws

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Laws that discriminated against Catholics and were designed to keep them poor and powerless

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3
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Physical force nationalism

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The willingness of nationalists to use violence to fight for Irish independence from Britain

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4
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Sectarianism

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Conflict and hatred based on religious divide

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Dissenters/ Prebysterians

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Disagreed with the official Church of Ireland

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