Junior Cert History Blog

These are some of the short answer questions that have come up over the last few years:

Ordinary Level

1. Explain one of the following terms from the Age of Revolution: Boston Tea Party; Guillotine; United Irishmen.
2. In relation to one of the revolutions in America or France or Ireland in the eighteenth century, name a leader of that revolution and an event associated with that revolution.
3. In relation to one of the revolutions in America or France or Ireland in the eighteenth century, name a leader of that revolution and one of his aims.
4. Put the following events in the correct order. Please start with the earliest: The French Revolution; The 1798 Rebellion; The American War of Independence.

Higher Level

1. Give two causes of the American Revolution
2. What change came about as a result of the Act of Union 1801?
3. Choose one of the revolutions (America or France or Ireland) and give two causes of that revolution.
4. Which county was the scene of the most intense rebel activity during the 1798 rising?
5. What was the Reign of Terror in France in the 1790s?
6. Name two effects of the American War of Independence on either Ireland or France.
7. Give two reasons why the Americans revolted against Britain in 1775.
8. Give two reasons why there was a rebellion in Ireland in 1798.

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