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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. Trevelyan closed the kitchens after seeing proof of which of the following?

2. The imported corn could feed how many people?

3. What group was the most helpful in supplying aid to the starving Irish?

4. Who was James Mahony?

5. How many inhabitants were in Ireland at this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the cause of the increased expenses for the landlords?

2. Given an example of the lengths the Irish were willing to go to feed their families.

3. Who replaced Peel as Prime Minister? What was the man's view on the famine?

4. What is an "American wake?"

5. What was the proclamation made by the traveling priest?

6. How did the British government slow the emigrations to Canada and America?

7. Explain the purpose of the formation of Young Ireland.

8. Name at least two causes for the poverty in Ireland in the mid-1800s.

9. Name at least one of the precautions taken by the farmers to protect the potatoes.

10. What was the Galway Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The workhouses were both a blessing and a curse to the Irish. Explain the workhouses, how they were formed, their purpose, who was eligible to go there, what type of work was performed. Also list the pros and cons of the workhouses.

Essay Topic 3

There are many acts mentioned in the book. List each act that was passed and introduced by the British government, its purpose and overall effect for the British and Irish.

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