Ireland’s ruling class altered its oppression strategy to recruit Catholic allies

Evidence

The Act of Union also marked a turning point in British colonial policy in Ireland from racial to national oppression, a shift which required sacrificing the Protestant Ascendancy in order to gain the support of the Catholic bourgeoisie. … Only in Ulster did the old system of race-based oppression prevail. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 136

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: British policy toward Ireland shifted from racial to national oppression after 1800 — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 136; Britain shifted Ireland from racial toward national oppression after 1801. — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 136; Irish ascension to whiteness resulted from strategic choice, not inevitability — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 35 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Britain shifted Ireland from racial toward national oppression after 1801. #corroborates (0.82) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 136
• Irish ascension to whiteness resulted from strategic choice, not inevitability #expands (0.78) — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 35
• Temperance crusades enforced Protestant middle-class cultural dominance over Catholic immigrant working classes #exemplifies (0.74) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3346