Plantations Flashcards
What is a plantation
Another name for a colony
Where one country owns or runs another country or part of a country
What is the undertaker
The person in charge of the plantation
Scottish or English people who promised to bring people over to Ireland and would give them land
What is the tenant
Somebody who rents land and works on a plantation
What is a servitor
An ex soldier who had fought in Ireland
Given land instead of money
King hoped they would protect ulster from attack
What I happened to the native Irish
They were made to pay rent to new landlords
Made to leave land and mover to poor land eg mountains or big land
What were the causes of the plantation in Ireland
1 To spread Protestant religion across Ireland after the reformation
2 To civilise Ireland by bringing English laws and naming the English monarchs the rulers of Ireland
3 To prevent English enemies using Ireland as the back door into England - especially important for Elizabeth and successor James I after Spanish armada
What were the 4 plantations of Ireland
1 The Pale - Dublin area (Henry VIII)
2 Laois and Offaly (Mary Tudor)
3=Munster (Elizabeth Tudor)
4 Ulster (James VI and I)
Why did Munster plantation fail
Murderers, thieves and bankrupts attracted to Munster plantation which did not help it succeed
The land was so badly damaged as a result of the war and the famine that it was difficult to farm. The Irish, who had been driven from their land, constantly attacked the Planters (English)
Due to these attacks most of the Planters fled back to England. Those who remained behind had to employ Irish workers and even rent out land to them.
Also the Planters did not give enough money to support the part- time army and it was never strong enough.
Who was a Hugh O’Neill
Earl of Tyrone who sent an army to get the land of Munster back and drive undertakers away
He was able to stir up a revolt as the Irish hated the English settlers
What is the flight of the Earls
When Hugh O’Neill left Ireland with over 100 supporters to seek help from other catholic rulers in Europe
How did flight of the earls make it easier for ulster plantation to be successful
The native Irish were left leaderless so easier for English
Who was the king in charge of ulster plantation
James I - king of England and Scotland
What did James I hope to gain from ulster plantation
The settlers would help change ulster
Hoped it would end expensive wars
Hoped the settlers would be obedient to him
He thought ulster need to be civilised
Where did the settlers come from in ulster plantation
England and Scotland - decided to move to north of Ireland to make them more friendly towards James
What are the planters
English speaking protestants
