1800 - 1809

Question 1

1800

Answer 1

Combination act passed - Made trade unionism illegal, attempts by a group to achieve higher wages punishable by imprisonment
Bedfordshire had population of 2000, Yorkshire 20000, same number of MPs - Unequal representation

Question 2

1801

Answer 2

First census shows pop of England and wales at 9 million
Half of Britain’s 658 MPs financed by peers- Corruption, e.g. Surrey bought for 90,0000
2/3s of Birmingham’s population lived in back to back housing - Poor living conditions

Question 3

1802

Answer 3

France readopts slave trade - Reinforced belief that abolition was needed, sparking the campaign again

Question 4

1803

Answer 4

10% North, 33% south claim poor relief - Split in type of employment,seasonal work for agricultural workers in south mean more claimed poor relief. Industrial workers would be unemployed for shorter periods of time

Question 5

1804

Answer 5

Haitian revolution ends -Results in new state run by blacks that has no slavery

Question 6

1806

Answer 6

Death of William Pitt

William Grenville appointed PM

Question 7

1807

Answer 7

Abolition of the slave trade - Was abolished even though it still brought vast wealth into the country 87% textiles went to Africa
William Corbett and Francis Burdett bring up issue of reform- Reform idea brought up without any consequences

Question 8

1808

Answer 8

800 banks in the UK - Shows growth of business and importance of banking in Britain