Michael Collins Video Worksheet

1. Where was Micahel Collins born?

…..............................................................................................................................................................................
2. Name 2 groups Collins joined while he was in London.
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
3. Who did Collins fight alongside in the GPO?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
4. What prison was Collins sent to following the 1916 Rising?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. What ministerial position was Collins given in the First Dáil?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. How did the British government respond to the establishment of the Dáil?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
7. Who declared they would defend the Republic?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
8. How much money did the Dáil loan raise?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
9. What was the purpose of the Squad?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. Provide one piece of evidence that tells us Collins was the most wanted man in the British Empire.
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
11. How do we know that Collins acknowledged that the Treaty wouldn't be universally accepted?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
12. What did Collins argue that the Anglo-Irish Treaty was?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
13. How did the Civil War start?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
14. How did Collins die?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................
15. Where is Collins buried?
…..............................................................................................................................................................................