The Jacobites: Revision

Questions
1. Explain what happened in 1707.
2. Why would some people have
supported the Jacobites and
others not?
3. What were the Jacobites trying
to achieve?
4. Describe the positive aspects to
Charles Edward Stuarts
character that would be good for
a rebellion.
5. Overall, give two successes of the
Jacobite rebellion and two
failures.
6. What happened in the Highlands
after the Battle of Culloden?

Source A is from a letter written

by Sheila McRae, a Highland
It is unbearable here these days. Since the
battleresident
the Government soldiers take the men
away in the night without warning. Our
neighbours have had their croft burnt down and

1. Why is Source A useful for

finding out about life after the
Battle of Culloden? [2]
2. Why is Source A also limited
for finding out about life after
the battle? [1]
Look at the number of marks
for how many things to write.