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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
What was the 'plantation' of Ulster?
Correct answer
Settling Protestant settlers, mainly from Scotland and northern England, on land in the north of Ireland
Why
Under James I, land in Ulster was confiscated from Catholic landholders and given to Protestant settlers. This had serious long-term effects on the history of Ireland.
Answer choices
- AA large farming estate owned by the king
- BA royal garden in Belfast
- CA Catholic monastery
- DSettling Protestant settlers, mainly from Scotland and northern England, on land in the north of Ireland