The Great Famine in Ireland by William Bennett |
Free Printable DBQ (Document-Based
Question) Worksheet - Click Below to Print (PDF) |
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"We entered a cabin. Stretched in one dark
corner, scarcely visible, from the smoke and rags that covered
them, were three children huddled together, lying there because
they were too weak to rise, pale and ghastly, their little
limbs—on removing a portion of the filthy covering—perfectly
emaciated, eyes sunk, voice gone, and evidently in the last
stage of actual starvation." |
Directions:
Answer the following questions based on the reading and your
knowledge of social studies. |
1. According to this passage, how were
children affected by the potato famine? |
2. Imagine that you are a visitor to Ireland
during the Great Famine. How might you react to seeing a scene
like the one described by William Bennett? |
