1. Parnaell
Parnell knew that the Land Act Law was a huge victory but he also knew that it wouldnt satisfy his extremist friends back home or in America. ... Parnell finally devised the masterly formula of "testing the act". ... The British government reacted with a new Coercion Act. ... The Irish leader opposed the coercive Crimes Act that followed and was therefore charged with encouraging terrorism. Nonetheless, he retained the confidence of his followers both in Ireland and in America, where the fact that he was a grandson of the American naval hero Charles Stewart added to his appeal. 5 In 1885 the L...
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