Apprentice Boys of Derry (DBQ)

Question 1

what were the Loyal Orders?

Answer 1

a collective name given to Orange Order, the Apprentice Boys of Derry, The Royal Black Institution

Question 2

what historical tradition contributed towards the development of separate Unionist identity

Answer 2

The Loyal Orders

Question 3

what did the parading give Protestants a sense of?

Answer 3

gave them a sense of common identity and bonded the community together to resist any perceived threat from the Catholic majority on the island of Ireland

Question 4

when did the Siege of Derry take place?

Answer 4

December 1688-August 1689

Question 5

when did Protestants first hold small parades to commemorate the siege of Derry?

Answer 5

the early 1700s

Question 6

where was the first ABOD club formed?

Answer 6

Dublin

Question 7

when was the first ABOD club formed?

Answer 7

7th of December 1813

Question 8

what day of the year is the closing of Derry’s gates commemorated?

Answer 8

18th of December

Question 9

what day of the year is the ending of the siege commemorated?

Answer 9

12th of August

Question 10

what was the symbolic importance of the parades?

Answer 10

they were a symbol of defence of their freedom against Catholic rule

Question 11

what were protestants very aware of?

Answer 11

that they were outnumbered by 3 to 1 on the island of Ireland

Question 12

what did the protestants develop?

Answer 12

a siege mentality

Question 13

after partition, what did protestants still view themselves as?

Answer 13

a besieged minority

Question 14

what was the union with Britain similar to?

Answer 14

the walls of Derry protecting their ancestors in the 17th Century

Question 15

when did Catholic-Protestants tension reach tipping point?

Answer 15

Summer 1969

Question 15

when did Catholic-Protestants tension reach tipping point?

Answer 15

Summer 1969

Question 16

what caused a decline in the relationship between Protestant and Catholics?

Answer 16

the Civil Rights March in October 1968

Question 17

who refused to ban the ABOD in 1969?

Answer 17

Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester Clark

Question 18

were there efforts made to call off the ABOD march

Answer 18

yes, the communities made efforts to persuade the organisers to call off the march (fear of violence)

Question 19

when were the marches banned?

Answer 19

1971

Question 20

in 1972, what were the marches restricted to?

Answer 20

the Protestant waterside district

Question 21

what did the IRA blow up in 1973?

Answer 21

Walker monument in Derry (siege of Derry commemorative statue)

Question 22

when were the ABOD banned from marching on the walls of Derry until?

Answer 22

1995

Question 23

what did the British government introduce?

Answer 23

parades commission to decide on contentious marches in NI

Question 24

why was the parades commission set up by the British Government?

Answer 24

to decide on contentious marches in NI

Question 25

what group dominated council in Derry in 1989?

Answer 25

Nationalists

Question 26

what did Nationalists dominated council in Derry mean?

Answer 26

the ABOD were allowed to parade within the walls of the city

Question 27

what did the nationalist council agree to?

Answer 27

to allow ABOD to organise special celebrations to mark the third centenary of the siege