Against whom the British Parliament passed the penal laws in Ireland?

Jews

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Solution

The correct option is B Catholics
The British Parliament passed the penal laws in Ireland against the Catholics. After James II was defeated in the Battle of Boyne by William III, the English troops established control over Ireland. The British Parliament then made penal laws to punish the Catholics in Ireland, for example, no Catholics could be lawyers.

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