15. Pressures for Change Flashcards
When was the formation of the Working Men’s Association?
1836
When was William Lovett’s six point charter launched?
1838
When was the Chartist’s first national petition rejected?
1839
When was the Newport rising?
1839
When was the Second Chartist petition rejected?
1842
When were the Plug Plot Riots?
1842
What were the cons of the Factory Act?
There were no improvements to adult working condition
What were the cons of the Poor Law Amendment Act?
The impositions of the work house system
What were the main angers of the GNCTU?
The government’s lack of understanding of the trade unions
When were a series of bad harvests?
1836-1837
Why was there disappointment with the 1832 Great Reform Act?
It didn’t extend the vote to the working classes, even though they had been the ones campaigning for it
Who was William Lovett?
A key leader of the Chartists
How was the founder of the GNCTU?
Robert Owen
How many signitures did the first Chartist petition have?
1,280,000
Who rejected the First Chartist Petition?
Both Whigs and Tories
How many Chartist supporters took part in the Newport Rising?
10,000
Who led the Newport Rising?
John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and William Jones
How many Chartists were killed?
24
What happened to the leaders of the Newport Rising?
They were sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered, but following nationwide campaigning, they were sentenced to transportation for life to Australia
Who established themselves as the leader of the Chartists by 1842?
Fergus O’Conner
How many people signed the second Chartist Petition?
3 million
What were the Plug Plot Riots?
A strike influenced by the Chartist Movement due to cuts in wages in Staffordshire
How many workers were involved in the Plug Plot Riots?
500,000
When was the Preston Strike? And how many died?
1842- four men were shot
Why was the general strike of 1842 nicknamed the Plug Plot?
Strikers would remove the boiler plugs of steam engines to prevent factories and other works from operating
Why can poor leadership be shown from the Chartist leaders during the Plug Plot Riots?
Division between the leaders. They didn’t stand as one supported unit. O’Conner denounced the strike in his paper the Northern Star
Why can it be argued that Chartism was just a “Knife and Fork” issue?
Between 1842-1846, there was a period of economic recovery, and reduced unemployment, and also reduced Chartist activity
When and where was O’Connell arrested?
1843 at his Monster Rally at Clontarf, County Dublin
When was Young Ireland founded?
1844
What was the aim of Young Ireland?
To repeal the Act of Union
When was habeas corpus suspended again in the 1840’s and why?
1848 following a rebellion by Young Ireland
Which individuals were involved in the Anti- Poor Law League?
John Fielden
Who were the leaders of the Anti Corn Law League?
Richard Cobden and John Bright
Who inspired Edwin Chadwick?
Jeremy Bentham
What did Chadwick right in 1842 that put pressure on the government to pass a Public Health Act?
Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain
What did Lord Shaftesbury campaign for?
The Ten-Hour Bill
When was Lord Shaftesbury’s Ten-Hour Bill passed?
1847
What religion was Lord Shaftesbury?
Evangelical, so public duty was part of his religion
