Cromwellian Plantation (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Year King Charles I was beheaded
Year King Charles I was beheaded
1649
Year Cromwell came to Ireland
Year Cromwell came to Ireland
1649
First town where Cromwell massacred opposition
First town where Cromwell massacred opposition
Drogheda
Second town where Cromwell massacred opposition
Second town where Cromwell massacred opposition
Wexford
Year Cromwell returned to England
Year Cromwell returned to England
1650
Who finished conquest after Cromwell left Ireland
Who finished conquest after Cromwell left Ireland
Ireton (his son-in-law)
Cromwell's three aims in Ireland
Cromwell's three aims in Ireland
Crush Catholics, defeat King's supporters, seize land to pay soldiers
Fraction of Irish land confiscated by 1652
Fraction of Irish land confiscated by 1652
¾ (three-quarters)
Act passed in 1652 that punished rebels
Act passed in 1652 that punished rebels
Act of Settlement
Famous phrase about transplantation to Connacht
Famous phrase about transplantation to Connacht
To Hell or to Connacht
Year of 'To Hell or to Connacht' order
Year of 'To Hell or to Connacht' order
1654
What was the Down Survey
What was the Down Survey
Mapping of the confiscated lands
Who conducted the Down Survey
Who conducted the Down Survey
William Petty (an army doctor)
Acres transferred to new planters (Down Survey)
Acres transferred to new planters (Down Survey)
11 million acres
Fraction of land Protestants owned after plantation
Fraction of land Protestants owned after plantation
5/6th of all lands