The Potato Famine

Watch the video and answer the questions. Check them in 'comments'.

I.        How long did the Potato Famine last?

II.      How many people died?

III.    Who did these things? Match

a.       British officials

b.      Private relief efforts

c.       Irish farmers

1.       Exported crops that could have fed people

2.       Didn’t provide food to protect the English landowners

3.       Couldn’t raise funds

IV.    What kind of things did the Irish eat to survive?

V.      Where were farmers forced to migrate?

VI.    How many people sailed to Canada in 1847?

VII.  How many died? Why?