Daniel O'Connell
What important historical event did he witness while studying abroad?
French Revolution
What were the poorest, most vulnerable people in the Irish land-ownership system called?
Cottiers
If a tenant farmer couldn't pay their rent, what might their landlord do to them?
Evict them
What does 'laissez-faire' economics mean?
Non-intervention - 'let it be'.
What was the nickname given to the ships that transported Irish people to new countires, and why?
Coffin ships because of how many people died in the poor conditions.
What methods did O'Connell reject in the pursuit of political action?
Violence
Why had farms become so small over time?
Subdiviosn of land - farmers splitting their land among their sons/children.
What was a workhouse?
A place homeless Irish people could live and work in and be fed.
What was a public work scheme?
Building projects, like roads or harbors, to employ Irish people in need of aid
What happened to the Irish language and population in the aftermath of the famine?
Went into decline.
Which law did O'Connell fail to repeal?
Act of Union
What terms was often applied to land owners who lived abroad?
Absentee landlords
What nickname is given to the year 1847?
Black '47
Which religious society set up many soup kitchens and charity programs for Irish people?
Quakers
Why were working class people in America and Britain unhappy with large arrivals of Irish migrants?
Worked for less wages, taking away opportunities.
What is Catholic Emancipation?
The right for Catholic people to sit in Parliament and participate in government.
Why didn't people starve in the first year of the potatio crop failure?
They had stored up reserves from the previous harvest.
What was particularly awful - and darkly ironic - about the nature of the famine?
Ireland was still producing many crops, but they were being shipped elsewhere
What was 'Peel's Brimstone' and why was it called that?
Corn brought from North America to be sold at cost to Irish people. It was called that because it made people sick.
What was a common phrase seen on job advertisements at the height of Irish migration to America?
'No Irish Need Apply'
What was the key to O'Connell's success in gathering large amount of supporters?
What was the name of the land division system that led to many poor Irish people living and depending on tiny parcels of land for all their food?
conacre
What diseases spread and killed many people as starvation worsened?
typus/cholera/tuberculosis/scarlet fever
Name a noteworthy person/group who donated money to help Irish people during the family.
Queen Victoria, the Ottoman Sultan, the Choctaw Nation
What conflict did many Irish men sign up to fight in when first arriving in America, in exchange for pay and citizenship?
The American Civil War