C. (i) Give the name of one of the plantations that you have studied and write about the effects of that plantation on two of the following:
(a) Political control
(b) Culture and customs.
(c) Religion. (2x8)
Tip: for 8 marks give 4 to 5 points
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Answers
A.
(i) Poorly dressed / barefoot.
(ii) An area around Dublin controlled by the English King
(iii) Key concept - To bring Ireland under English control by removing disloyal Irish and replacing them with loyal English settlers.
B.
(i) To protect their settlement against Irish attack.
(ii) Poorly constructed / Houses are away from main settlement
(iii) Queen Mary / Queen Elizabeth / King James / Cromwell
C.
Named Plantation - Ulster Plantation
(a) Political control.
- The Ulster Plantation was the first successful plantation carried out by a British ruler in Ireland. Prior to 1600 Ulster was the most Gaelic part of Ireland.
- Political power was now firmly in the hand of the settlers. As a result of the plantation Ulster was firmly under the control of the British government.
- The Gaelic Irish attacked the planters. In 1641 they rebelled and killed over 4,000 but they failed to regain control.
- English Common law replaced Brehon Law and Sheriffs administered the province.
- Towns became common throughout Ulster. They were seen as necessary to control the planted area.
- The long term effects of the plantation can be seen in the 20th century when most of Ulster resisted Home Rule and today Ulster is still part of the UK.
