12. Greater Democracy

Question 1

When was the July Revolution in France?

Answer 1

1830

Question 2

When was the BPU founded, and by who?

Answer 2

1829- Thomas Attwood

Question 3

When did William IV become king?

Answer 3

1830

Question 4

When is Grey appointed as Prime Minister?

Answer 4

1830

Question 5

When were the swing riots subdued?

Answer 5

1830

Question 6

When was the Reform Bill introduced and defeated in the Commons?

Answer 6

1831 March
1831 October
1832 May

Question 7

What group put particular pressure on the Whigs to introduce political reform?

Answer 7

The Birmingham Political Union

Question 8

Literature by who influenced the middle classes?

Answer 8

James Mill and Jeremy Bentham

Question 9

Why did Grey resign as Prime Minister in 1832?

Answer 9

The king refused to create 50 new peers in order to get the reform bill through

Question 10

Where were there mass demonstrations due to the resignation of Lord Grey in 1832?

Answer 10

Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and London

Question 11

How many were enfranchised?

Answer 11

1/6 of all men in Britain

Question 12

How many rotten boroughs were abolished due to the Great Reform Act?

Answer 12

56

Question 13

How many new boroughs were established in the Great Reform Act, including Birmingham?

Answer 13

22

Question 14

What percentage of MP’s were from the landed classes even ten years after the Great Reform Act?

Answer 14

70%

Question 15

By how many people did the franchise increase due to the Great Reform Act?

Answer 15

435,000 to 652,000