Plantation Flashcards
What is a plantation ?
A large farm, estate, or area of land designed for agricultural growth.
when did all plantations take place ?
16th-17th century.
Who ran the pale [ part of Ireland] ?
Henry VIII
What was the first plantation and who was it ran by ?
Laois and Offaly, ran by Mary Tudor.
Why was Laois and Offaly created ?
So attackers could not use Ireland as a base.
To make Ireland Protestant.
Why did Laois and Offaly fail ?
Not enough settlers
Constant attacks from native Irish.
No weapons.
What was the second plantation and who was it ran by ?
Munster and it was ran by Elizabeth I.
Why was the Munster planation created ?
To Spain using as a base.
To make Ireland protestant.
What did they change about the Munster planation ?
Introduced new farming techniques.
Provided settlers with weapons.
Provided settlers with a safe place during attack.
Why did Munster fail ?
Climate was NOT good.
Irish attacks.
What was the third plantation ?
Ulster plantation.
Who ran the ulster plantation and founded it ?
James I
Why was it created ?
Stop attacker using it as a base.
Spread the empire.
Make Ireland Protestant.
Why was the ulster plantation a success ?
They had enough money.
Loads of settlers.
Lots of weapons.
Lots of land.
Where did settlers come from ?
Scotland.
England.
