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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was often referred to as the "gentleman who paid the rent?"

2. Where did many of the landlords live?

3. Men often walked many miles to find what object?

4. What word best describes the leaf of a potato plant?

5. What would people use to steal from farms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author mean when she stated "entire families disappeared?"

2. What was the Rate-in-Aid Act and when was it passed by Parliament?

3. Name some of the things the emigrants took with them to America.

4. Who else had been influenced by the British government?

5. Who served as the head of the Treasury? What were the man's views on the famine?

6. How did Peel attempt to get the Corn Laws repealed?

7. Define the class system of the Irish people. Include the occupations and locations of landowners.

8. Detail the events surrounding the arrest of Tom Flynn.

9. What laws were passed by King William of Orange?

10. What was the Galway Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A great deal was written about the Irish unions and the way the handled the famine and ensuing devastation. Explain the concept of the union and what its actions were before, during and after the famine.

Essay Topic 2

In addition to starvation, many of the Irish were contaminated and contracted various other diseases and ailments. List the diseases and ailments, what they are, the symptoms and cures (if any).

Essay Topic 3

Detail the primary and secondary sources for Irish farmers, including how the various products were created, handled, and sold or consumed. Which source brought in the most money? Explain how a farmer might be able to recover from the famine by using other crops in the years following the famine.

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