11.2 Century of Reform Flashcards
What did Parliament ban in all British colonies?
Slave Trade
What were some of the laws passed besides slave trade?
No more hangings, or capital offenses; Prison conditions were improved and no imprisonment for being in debt
What were the corn laws?
Tax on grain
What did reforms do for workers?
Improved their working conditions
What were the laws for mines and factories?
That they had to have certain conditions
In 1918 who could vote?
Women over 30
In 1919 who could vote?
Women over 18 could vote
In 1920, who could vote?
American women over 18
What happened to English settlers in Ireland?
They resented them/ abolished them for their ways
Who payed high rent in Ireland?
The peasants
What caused the Great Famine?
A disease whipped out a potatoe crop
How many died from the Great Famine?
1 mil
Trade between countries without quotas, tariffs, or other restrictions
Free trade
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Repeal
The campaign against slavery and the slave trade
Abolition movement
settlements for convicts, in the british territory of Australia
Penal Colonies
owned large estates but did not live on them
Absentee landlords
local or self government
home rule
Who supported the corn laws? Why?
Farmers and Wealthy landowners Bc they produced it and got more money
Who did not like the corn laws?
The free traders like merchants and consumers Bc they could get things cheaper
What were the penal colonies for?
To send prisoners away instead of killing them
What did Disraeli do in Britain?
Worked to improve public health
What did Gladstone do?
To improve jobs in government
Founded the Labour Party
Fabians
