1. prime ministers Flashcards
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when was Shelbourne prime minister
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1782-83
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outline shelbourne as PM
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- unpopular with public due to colony losses
- patron of political ideas
- house of lords
- forced out by the north fox coalition
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who was PM in 1783
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Duke of Portland
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outline Portland as PM
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- unpopular with public
- blamed for the treaty of paris
- supported act of union
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who was PM between 1783-1801?
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Pitt the Younger
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outline Pitt as PM
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- sinking fund
- focused on trade policies
- appointed by king
- known as the mince pie adminsitration
- declared war on france after revolutionary
- 1793 seditious writings act
- 1799 combinations act
- resigned over failed act of union due to the kings refusal of catholic emancipation
- his leadership marked an era of tory ascendency
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who was PM after Pitt and when?
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Addington
1801-1804
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outline Addington as PM
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- signed treaty of amiens
- declared war on france in 1803 as they broke the peace treaty
- many criticised him for not declaring war sooner
- famine and unrest
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who was PM between 1804-1806
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Pitt
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outline Pitts leadership between 1804-06
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- reformed bills such as the excise bill
- showed good leadership signing the triple alliance through the Napoleonic wars
- died in 1806
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who was PM between 1806-07
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- known as forming hte ministry of ‘all talents’
- partly abolished the slave trade in 1807
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who was PM between 1806-08
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Portland
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outline portland as Pm between 1806-08
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- had to deal with the collapse of the ministry of all talents
- was a Whig but supported Pitts reforms
- resigned due to ill health and lack of catholic emmancipation
- failed to deal with the third coalition
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what did Leonard say about Perceval attitude towards the napoleonic war
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“pursued the french war more fruitfully than his predecessors”
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who was PM between 1809-1812
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Perceval
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outline perceval as PM
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- opposed catholic emancipation
- against slave trade
- had to deal with the kings mental demise
- assassinated in 1812
- Briggs argued he ‘provided the nucleus for the war against france’
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who was PM between 1812-27
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Liverpool
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outline Liverpool as PM
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- reactionary, especially after the peterloo massacre in 1819
- dealt with the unrest caused by the Napoleonic war
- wanted to comprimise over catholic emmancipation
- many argue he contributed to the creation of liberal tories:
1) lowered tariffs
2) repealed income tax
3) corn laws 1815
this decision was followed by the recession caused by a bad harvest in 1813 - six acts which limited radicals meetings
- gold standard returned to that of 1819
- had to deal with the Caroline affair
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who was PM in 1827
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Canning
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outline Canning as PM
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- king disliked Canning, due to the disagreements over foreign policies
- Canning supported American independence which the king disliked, but he got support from politicians as there were significant trading benefits
- invited whigs to join the party
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who was PM between 1827-1828
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- resigned after 144 days
- could not hold together the coalition between tories and whigs
- king said wellington should lead the party
- Goderich
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who was PM between 1828-1830
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Wellington
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outline Wellington as PM
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- Battle of waterloo seen as a hero
- passed Catholic Emancipation in 1829
- Catholic relief act was passed
- government collapsed in 1830, meaning there was an introduction for the Whigs to become the majority
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who was PM between 1830-34
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Earl Grey
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outline Grey as PM
- abolition of slavery 1833
- supporter of Bentham
- resigned over unrest in ireland
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who was PM in 1834?
Melbourne
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outline Melbourne as PM
- popular with Queen Victoria
- dealth with a conflicting cabinet
- dealt with the Bed Chamber crisis
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who was PM after Melbourne
Peel
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outline Peels first year as PM
- repeal of the corporations act
- repealed penal laws
- did not fully support catholic emancipation
- won with a small majority leading to his resignation
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who was PM between 1835-41
Melbourne
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outline Melbourne as PM
- Municpal corporations act,1835 allowed middle classes to have some control of local government
- created metropolitan police force in 1829
- defeated in commons due to being unpopular over the scandals
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who was PM between 1841-1846
Peel
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outline Peels second term in government
- Mines act 1842 banned women and children employment underground
- 1844 factory act
- Tamworth manifesto 1834, said he will live for the consensus of the people
- 1844 railway act, commissioned by Gladstone
- 1846, repeal of the corn laws due to irish famine
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