Q 2 People in History Question corrected
Pretend you are a settler who received land during a Plantation

 

Each ü = 2 marks.

• My name is Thomas Phillips and I am from England. I came to Ireland in 1610 because I was granted some land in Co Londonderry by King James 1 as part of his new plantation.ü
• I  am an undertaker and I got a grant of 2,000 acres at £10 per year rent. This is really cheap and I’d never have got the chance in England to rent so much land . ü
• I had to swear that I would bring English tenant farmers and craftspeople with me. ü I hoped to persuade some of the workers and farmers from my brother’s estate in England to come with me. I could offer them land at a much cheaper rent. Not as many as I needed came and I’ve had to hire some native Irishü
• I also had to swear that I would promote the protestant religion and English laws and customs in Ulster. ü This in not a problem as I am a protestant. I am an Anglican and I have no time for papists. I would love to help the Irish people learn about the true faith.
• I have already built a village around my house and bawn. ü
• It has a protestant church. and a school. There are not many students yet but I hope it will grow. ü
• I have based the design of my town on the 2 big towns Londonderry and Coleraine. ü
• It has a square for weekly markets so that the farmers from around can come in and sell their food. It has wide straight streets and a diamond (square ) in the centre for holding markets. ü
• We are building a courthouse and there’s a new constable to look after law and order. ü
• The soil is great for growing crops such as potatoes. We also grow flax to make linen. ü
• I am very happy here although I am afraid that the natives might attack me and my family. Some of the Irish are nice but others resent me being here The poets and popish priests are always going around stirring up troubleü. I would love to be rid of them!