1. the irish question
... Britain. Wolfe Tone founded the Society of United Irishmen and with the assistance of the French, tried to launch a full-scale rebellion against British rule in 1798. Unfortunately, all was a moot point by 1801 when the British enacted the Act of Union, bringing the business of Ireland's government firmly under English control. This event instilled a distain for the British by the ... , during which time the British encouraged Protestant settlement in the northeastern corner of the predominantly Catholic country. With respect to the attempted rebellion against British rule in 1798, all w...
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