13: Grey and Melbourne as Prime Ministers Flashcards
What 2 groups supported Grey after the 1832 election?
Irish MPs and Radicals
What 3 problems did Grey face after his reforms?
Disagreements with radicals
Problems in Ireland
Loss of Whig leaders
How did Grey try to solve the problems in Ireland?
Church tax reform
Education reform
What did Grey have to resort to after Irish reforms failed?
Coercion Act
What did John Russell do to split the Whigs even further?
He suggested using surplus Irish Church funds for education and social changes
Of what political persuasion was Melbourne?
Whig with a conservative approach to reform
What did Melbourne do to annoy the King?
Refused to put Peel and Wellington in Parliament
Why did the King dismiss Melbourne’s government?
Melbourne made Russell chacellor
What was the Litchfield House Compact?
The Whigs promised to carry out Irish reform if O’Connell etc. supported Whigs and Parliament but it backfired
Give 3 reasons why Melbournes government struggled
Unemployment
Discontent
Irish calling for the end of the Act of Union
What social reforms did the Whigs introduce at this time?
Factory Act
Abolition of Slavery
Municipal Corporations Act
Why was the Tory opposition stronger at the time?
They made use of parliamentary whips
Had frequent meetings
Allowed certain Whig bills to pass without opposition
Produced manifestos (Tamworth)
