Irish Migrants 1750-1900

What crop had the Irish Tenant farmers come to rely on by the start of the 19th Century?

• Potatoes

• Carrots

• Wheat

• Corn

• Oats

Who owned most of the land in Ireland at this time?

• Absentee English landlords

• Catholic Irish Lords

• Irish farmers

• Rich Businessmen

• The Monarch

What happened if tenant farmers could not pay their rent?

• They were evicted

• Forced to take out loans to cover the rent

• Arrested

• They chose to seek a new life

In what year did the Great Hunger begin?

• 1846

• 1847

• 1856

• 1861

• 1842

What effect did the Great Hunger have on Irish migration to mainland Britain?

• It greatly increased it

• It started it

• It ended it

• It made it slow down

Roughly how many Irish migrated to mainland Britain between 1846-1850?

• 1 million
• 100 Thousand
• 1 Thousand
• 1.5 Billion
• 2

Where did many of these Irish migrants want to go?

• America

• Australia

• India

• China

• France

Which of these cities ended up with a large Irish population as a result of this migration?

• Liverpool
• London
• Glasgow
• Manchester
• Norwich

True or False?: At the height of the famine Irish farmers were still exporting corn to England.

• true
• false

Which of these was NOT a job commonly carried out by Irish migrants in this period?

• Tailor
• Dockworker
• Builder
• Miner
• Road builder