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Irish Uprising

Reasons

Homework

Reminder Everyone must have homework completed


by Wednesday

Key Figures and Key Dates

Working in pairs
Worksheet

Religious Discrimination

Penal Laws
Protestant Ascendancy
Tithe

Wolfe Tone

Famous Irish Revolutionary


Absolute slavery = Irish Catholics
Presbyterians and Catholics came together and formed
the Society of United Irishmen. (1791)

Society of United Irishmen

Aims:
Unite Catholics and Protestants in order to bring liberty
and equality to Ireland
Campaign peacefully to reduce English power in Ireland

War

After Britain declared war on France, the United


Irishmen was outlawed.
What does outlawed mean???
Secret, revolutionary movement that shifted away from
peaceful policies and towards ______________

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