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15. Pressures for Change Flashcards

1
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When was the formation of the Working Men’s Association?

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1836

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When was William Lovett’s six point charter launched?

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1838

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When was the Chartist’s first national petition rejected?

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1839

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When was the Newport rising?

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1839

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When was the Second Chartist petition rejected?

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1842

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When were the Plug Plot Riots?

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1842

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What were the cons of the Factory Act?

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There were no improvements to adult working condition

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What were the cons of the Poor Law Amendment Act?

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The impositions of the work house system

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What were the main angers of the GNCTU?

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The government’s lack of understanding of the trade unions

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10
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When were a series of bad harvests?

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1836-1837

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Why was there disappointment with the 1832 Great Reform Act?

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It didn’t extend the vote to the working classes, even though they had been the ones campaigning for it

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12
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Who was William Lovett?

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A key leader of the Chartists

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13
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How was the founder of the GNCTU?

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Robert Owen

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14
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How many signitures did the first Chartist petition have?

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1,280,000

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15
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Who rejected the First Chartist Petition?

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Both Whigs and Tories

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16
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How many Chartist supporters took part in the Newport Rising?

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10,000

17
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Who led the Newport Rising?

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John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and William Jones

18
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How many Chartists were killed?

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24

19
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What happened to the leaders of the Newport Rising?

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They were sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered, but following nationwide campaigning, they were sentenced to transportation for life to Australia

20
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Who established themselves as the leader of the Chartists by 1842?

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Fergus O’Conner

21
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How many people signed the second Chartist Petition?

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3 million

22
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What were the Plug Plot Riots?

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A strike influenced by the Chartist Movement due to cuts in wages in Staffordshire

23
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How many workers were involved in the Plug Plot Riots?

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500,000

24
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When was the Preston Strike? And how many died?

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1842- four men were shot

25
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Why was the general strike of 1842 nicknamed the Plug Plot?

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Strikers would remove the boiler plugs of steam engines to prevent factories and other works from operating

26
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Why can poor leadership be shown from the Chartist leaders during the Plug Plot Riots?

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Division between the leaders. They didn’t stand as one supported unit. O’Conner denounced the strike in his paper the Northern Star

27
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Why can it be argued that Chartism was just a “Knife and Fork” issue?

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Between 1842-1846, there was a period of economic recovery, and reduced unemployment, and also reduced Chartist activity

28
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When and where was O’Connell arrested?

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1843 at his Monster Rally at Clontarf, County Dublin

29
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When was Young Ireland founded?

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1844

30
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What was the aim of Young Ireland?

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To repeal the Act of Union

31
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When was habeas corpus suspended again in the 1840’s and why?

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1848 following a rebellion by Young Ireland

32
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Which individuals were involved in the Anti- Poor Law League?

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John Fielden

33
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Who were the leaders of the Anti Corn Law League?

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Richard Cobden and John Bright

34
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Who inspired Edwin Chadwick?

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Jeremy Bentham

35
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What did Chadwick right in 1842 that put pressure on the government to pass a Public Health Act?

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Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain

36
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What did Lord Shaftesbury campaign for?

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The Ten-Hour Bill

37
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When was Lord Shaftesbury’s Ten-Hour Bill passed?

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1847

38
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What religion was Lord Shaftesbury?

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Evangelical, so public duty was part of his religion

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