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1
Q

what was the plantation policy?

A

land was taken by english crown and given to settlers - had encouraged more protestant settlers to move across to ireland

2
Q

where was english support limited to?

A

the pale

3
Q

what was the rest of ireland controlled by ?

A

irish catholics

4
Q

who was the lord deputy of ireland?

A

thomas wentworth

5
Q

what had wentworth done in ireland ?

A

enhanced authority of crown and english church over catholics and allowec crown to profit more from increased customs duties

6
Q

how did protestants in ireland feel?

A

like they were a minority and felt threatened by imposition of laudianism

7
Q

what did wentworth’s recalling mean?

A

that there was an absence of crown authority

8
Q

what forced irish catholics to act?

A

growing influence of presbyterian scots and alliance with english puritans - threatened catholic ireland

9
Q

what was the aim of the irish catholics

A

to prevent radical outsiders imposing harsh protestant rules on them in the absence of wentworth

10
Q

what did the catholics do?

A

massacred 3000 protestants in ulster