Political Science Questions

Sinn Fein created Irish National Assembly = Dail Eireann (leader: Eamon de Valera)

Ulster radical Presbyterians of Scottish origin + Roman Catholics from Southern Ireland = The Society of United Irishmen hdaded by Wolfe Tone

Military Service Act voted + Sinn Fein became leading political party in Ireland

Gladstone, revolutionary programme: Disestablishment of the Protestant Church of Ireland

first Home Rule Bill, Form of self government which still involves a certain degree of control from WestminsterDid not include provision to protect the protestant populationHome Rule mean they'd lose that protection

Movement for Demand of reform of land tenureship

All penal laws were removed but one.Catholics could vote but they could not be eligible. (no acesss to the Parliament)

members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood wanted to release two Fenian leaders who were imprisoned at Clerkenwell. Used explosive, death of 12 people, first time Irish conflict had actual consequences in England

Easter rising (rebellion) Sinn Fein+ Irish volunteers+ Irish Republican Brotherhood read the proclamation of the provisional government of the Irish republic

general election: liberal party won again with home rule but short majority (only one seat) + alliance with the IPPNew gov: 2 big policies : reform house of Lords and Home Rule

Rebellion in Ireland, Presbyterians against Catholics, Tone's Society fighters against the parliamentary troops of the militia or Volunteers helped by a small English army that was led by the Marquis of Cornwallis.

in charge of collecting taxes, regulating trade, ratifying treaties, power to impeach president, power of purse,

Fenian brotherhood unlike O'Connell used violence as mode of expressionImportant membership in the US onlycould not prosper in Ireland bc were not supported in The Church

separate Irish Parliamentabolished, 100 Irish MPs: House of Commons and 28 Irish peers: House of Lords. All Protestant

military conquest, land confiscation, new legislation to allow Ireland to trade freely with England

Irish parliament was controlled by WestminsterGrowing opposition to English rule

Favour of Catholic emancipation was a Protestant MPs

Irish rebellion (response to the plantation policy)

chef of Roundheads, Parliamentary troops, mission: kill as many Irish Catholic as possible

Civil war between King and Parliament