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Flashcards by susan mccaughley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by susan mccaughley
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| CAUSES FOR O'CONNELLS EMANCIPATION CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND | -The Act of Union -Unrest and frustration in Ireland -Unequal rights for Catholics -Catholics unable to get into the English Parliament |
| REASONS WHY O'CONNELL WAS A GOOD FIT FOR THE JOB | -Fantastic are charismatic speaker -Good organising, participation in CA -Didn't specify what he wanted to gain mass support -Strongly opposed to violence, great constitutional nationalist |
| SUPPORTERS TO HELP SECURE VICTORY OF THE EMANCIPATIO CAMPAIGN | -Catholic Association, thousands of members, intimidated weak government -Involved with the church, added respectability to their cause -40 Shilling Freeholders, able to use their vote -Peasants, one penny a month subscription -Whigs and Cannilites in Parliament |
| STRATEGIES USED TO SECURE EMANCIPATION | -The Catholic Association -Mass public Meetings, displayed strength -Electioneering, use of 40shilling freeholders and pro emancipationist candidates -Clare Election -Pressure on Government |
| WHY WERE THE CATHOLIC PEASANTS KEY IN O'CONNELLS SUCCESS | -Contributed to the catholic association, one penny subscription allowed him to build up revenue to spend on support -Large amount of people intimidated the weak tory government -They became more politically aware and raised expectations |
| HOW DID THE CLARE ELECTION BUILD SUPPORT FOR O'CONNELL | -O'Connell won by a landslide 2057 to 982 votes, showed how influential he was to catholic people -He was the first catholic to seek election, showed how brave and confident he was -There was no breakouts of riots and violence, order was maintained, O'Connell had won over many people |
| WHAT WAS THE REPEAL OF THE TEST AND CORPORATIONS ACT 1827 | -Removed disqualifications against dissenters and non conformists -Made it more difficult to justify continued disqualifications against Catholics -Raised expectations that catholic emancipation would soon be achieved |
| POSITIVE OUTCOMES | -Emancipation was accepted by Wellington -Passed into law in April 1829 -Catholics could hold all public offices with only a few exceptions -Strategies were adopted by other groups -Political Progress |
| NEGATIVE OUTCOMES | -Catholic Association was banned -40 shilling freeholders turned into £10 freeholders -No social or economic gains. -Raised expectations too high for O'Connell to achieve -Ultra torries outraged, no more concessions for Catholics |
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