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Causes - Coggle Diagram
Causes
United Irishmen
Society founded in Belfast
Wanted to reduce English power in Ireland
Sought the radical reform of representation of people in Parliament
Every religious persuasion
The Protestant Ascendancy
The Irish Parliament was controlled by them
Members of the Anglican Church - 15%
Land from plantations
Wolfe Tone
Supported British government in getting rid of some of the penal laws
Unhappy that they didnt get rid of them all - war between British and French
America and France to get help
Catholic and Presbyterian discontent
Unfairly discriminated against because of Penal Laws (laws that decided what the Catholics and Pres. could and counldnt do)
Tithes - one tenth of the produce to be paid to Anglican clergy
Poverty in countryside
land subdivided and did not have enough land to feed families
Influence of the American Revolution
Independence
Influence of the French Revolution
Liberty, equality and fraternity