Key Words Flashcards
1
Q
Protestant Ascendancy
A
The wealthy land-owing Church of Ireland minority
2
Q
Penal Laws
A
Laws that discriminated against Catholics and were designed to keep them poor and powerless
3
Q
Physical force nationalism
A
The willingness of nationalists to use violence to fight for Irish independence from Britain
4
Q
Sectarianism
A
Conflict and hatred based on religious divide
5
Q
Dissenters/ Prebysterians
A
Disagreed with the official Church of Ireland