Causes of the Rebellion
This group faced religious discrimination under the Penal Laws.
Who were Catholics?
Founder of the United Irishmen.
Who was Wolfe Tone?
The rebellion began in this year.
What is 1798?
The main rebel group.
Who were the United Irishmen?
The rebellion failed or succeeded?
What is failed?
The revolutionary ideas from these two countries inspired the rebels.
What was France/America?
He tried to gain French support for the rebellion.
Who was Wolfe Tone?
County where rebels achieved early success.
What is Wexford?
Group loyal to the British government.
Who were the British Army / Loyalists?
Approximate number of people killed.
What is about 30,000?
This secret society wanted an independent Irish republic.
Who were the United Irishmen?
This United Irishman was a leading organiser of the rebellion in Ulster.
Who was Henry Joy McCracken?
This hill was the site of a major rebel defeat.
What is Vinegar Hill?
This loyalist militia, made up mainly of local Protestants, helped the British suppress the rebellion.
Who were the Orange Order?
Law passed in 1801 after the rebellion.
What is the Act of Union?
These laws limited land ownership, voting, and education for Catholics.
What were the Penal Laws?
This Wexford priest became a leader of rebel forces in the southeast.
Who was Father John Murphy?
Country that attempted to help Ireland militarily.
What is France?
Religious group that surprisingly supported the rebellion.
Who were Presbyterians?
Ireland lost this political institution.
What is its parliament?
This organisation aimed to unite Catholics, Protestants, and Presbyterians.
What was the United Irishmen?
Nickname of Theobald Wolfe Tone.
Who was the “Father of Irish Republicanism”?
Battle that effectively ended the rebellion.
What is the Battle of Vinegar Hill?
Rebel fighters often used this simple weapon.
What is a pike?
Long-term effect on Irish nationalism.
What is increased desire for independence?