The English Civil War was between King Charles I and his Parliament, led by Sir Oliver Cromwell
Answer
True
False
Question 2
Question
The Civil War led to the native Irish staging a rebelling in Ulster against the Planters, some reports in Britain claimed that up to 100,000 protestants had been massacred by the Irish but what figure was closer to the truth?
Answer
100
4000
20000
35
50000
Question 3
Question
In January [blank_start]1649[blank_end] King [blank_start]Charles[blank_end] was executed by [blank_start]Parliament[blank_end] and the English then turned their attention towards avenging the massacre in [blank_start]Ireland[blank_end]. [blank_start]Cromwell's[blank_end] army, known as the [blank_start]New Model Army[blank_end] arrived in August [blank_start]1649[blank_end] at [blank_start]Ringsend[blank_end]. They then marched to [blank_start]Drogheda[blank_end] and when the town refused to surrender they massacred the whole town.
Answer
1649
1556
Charles
Conrad
Parliament
Peter
Ireland
Iceland
Cromwell's
Conrad's
New Model Army
Old Model Army
1649
1156
Ringsend
Russia
Drogheda
Donegal
Derry
Question 4
Question
After the massacre at Drogheda what was the next town that Cromwell and his New Model Army Massacred?
Answer
Kilkenny
Wexford
Waterford
Galway
Question 5
Question
The Cromwellian Plantation began with the Act of Settlement
Answer
True
False
Question 6
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With the Act of Settlement, those listed as having their land confiscated were ordered to go....
Answer
To Hell or Connaught
To Hell or Ulster
To Hell or Leinster
To Hell or Munster
Question 7
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Parliament then ordered...
Answer
30,000 Irish soldiers were to be deported.
Up to 50,000 widows and orphans were sold into slavery in the Caribbean.
Priests were executed.
Everybody was banned from wearing green
Question 8
Question
The [blank_start]Down[blank_end] [blank_start]Survey[blank_end] was carried out by Sir [blank_start]William[blank_end] [blank_start]Petty[blank_end] before any land could be resettled.
Answer
Down
Up
Survey
Papers
William
Bill
Petty
Pretty
Question 9
Question
The Down Survey was called that because the results were written down
Answer
True
False
Question 10
Question
What were the main consequences of the Cromwellian Plantation?
Answer
The Old Irish and English were almost all wiped out.
A new social class, English speaking and Protestant, called the Protestant Ascendency controlled Ireland