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What was the primary reason other crops besides potatoes were unavailable to the Irish during the famine?
What was the primary reason other crops besides potatoes were unavailable to the Irish during the famine?
- The British landlords exported these crops for sale. (correct)
- The blight also infected wheat and oats.
- The Irish lacked tools
- The Irish did not know how to cultivate other crops.
How did British rule exacerbate the impact of the potato blight in Ireland during the 1840s?
How did British rule exacerbate the impact of the potato blight in Ireland during the 1840s?
- By prioritizing export of unaffected crops. (correct)
- By preventing migration of people out of colonies.
- By equally distributing unaffected crops to the Irish.
- By directly causing the blight to spread through the potato crops.
Which statement accurately describes the role of the potato in Ireland before the famine?
Which statement accurately describes the role of the potato in Ireland before the famine?
- It was the primary food source. (correct)
- It was primarily used for export to England.
- It was used to feed livestock.
- It was mainly a supplementary food for the wealthy.
What was the primary factor that led to the widespread crop failure during the Irish Potato Famine?
What was the primary factor that led to the widespread crop failure during the Irish Potato Famine?
What was the immediate consequence of the potato blight in Ireland during the 1840s?
What was the immediate consequence of the potato blight in Ireland during the 1840s?
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17th-Century Colonization of Ireland
17th-Century Colonization of Ireland
Colonization of Ireland by England and Scotland in the 1600s resulted in the seizure of prime farmland.
Potato's Role in Ireland
Potato's Role in Ireland
In the early 1840s, it became the primary food source for Ireland's rural poor.
Potato Blight (1845)
Potato Blight (1845)
A fungus from North America devastated Irish potato crops in 1845 and subsequent years.
Irish Potato Famine
Irish Potato Famine
Extreme food scarcity in Ireland due to potato crop failures and export of other crops by British landlords.
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British Role in the Famine
British Role in the Famine
British landlords exported unaffected crops while the Irish population starved due to potato blight.
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- In the 1600s, Ireland was colonized or conquered by England and Scotland.
- Colonizers seized the best farmland in Ireland.
- By the early 1840s, the potato was the primary food source for Ireland's rural poor.
- In 1845, a bacterium accidentally arrived from North America through trade, leading to potato crop destruction in Ireland.
- The blight or fungus led to devastating failures in 1846–49.
- Each year the potato crop was almost ruined by the blight.
- Other crops like wheat and oats remained unaffected by the blight.
- The Irish could not access these other crops as food.
- Under British rule, most Irish farmland grew crops for export and sale outside the country.
- British landlords, who owned most of the farmland, shipped unaffected wheat and oats for sale overseas.
- The Irish population was left with the infected potatoes, leading to famine.
- The famine is known by historians as the Irish Potato Famine.
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