1790s Flashcards
What was the population of Britain in 1790?
9.5 million
What was the average work week in 1790?
63 hours
Name six significant pieces of 1790s legislation
EIC charter renewal in 1793; 1793 Aliens Act; 1795 Poor Removal Act; 1795 “Two Acts” or “gagging acts”; 1799 Combination Act; various suspensions of Habeas Corpus
Name some significant political publications of the 1790s
Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in France” in 1790; Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” in 1791; Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” in 1792; Paine’s “Age of Reason” in 1795
What happened in 1791?
The Ordnance Survey was founded; George Vancouver set sail; the United Irishmen were founded in Belfast; the French Royal Family was caught while trying to escape
What was the significance of the United Irishmen?
Though it originally sought reform, was responsible for 1798 rebellion
What was the 1793 Aliens Act?
First immigration control in response to influx of French Refugeess
What was the 1795 Poor Removal Act?
Change to Poor Law operation, only allowing vagrants to be sent back to their home parish upon application for relief
What events occurred in France in 1792?
The French declared war on Austria; France became a republic
What events occurred in 1793?
Louis Capet was executed; Britain joined the French wars; the Terror began
Name some literary publications of the 1790s
Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” in 1794; Wordsworth and Coleridge’s “Lyrical Ballads” in 1798
What events occurred in the empire in 1795?
The Orange Society was founded in County Armagh; the Cape Colony was taken from the Dutch for the first time
Who performed the first vaccination?
Edward Jenner in 1796
What was the Battle of Fishguard?
1797 battle in which La Legion Noire attempted invasion of Britain; last landing of a hostile power on British soil
When and why did Wolfe Tone go to France?
1796, to gain French forces to support the United Irishmen, though a storm stopped the fleet
