3- mini knowledge quizs Flashcards
what was the population and number of MPs cornwall had in 1831
300,000 ppl
42 MPs
which borouigh allowed men to vote with a large fireplace
potwalloper
when was the first french revolution
1789
what was the population and number of MPs lancashire had in 1831
1.3 mill
14 MPs
who wrote ‘the rights of man’ and how many copies had been sold by 1793
thomas paine
200,000
which borough had a landowner with all the land and buildings in the constituency
who was the founder of the london corresponding society
thomas hardy
in 1785 how many people came to the demo set up by the LCS
100,000
why did the LCS do better than thomas paine
- 1p a week
- pamphlets and meetings
- distanced from the violence
which PM tried to stop reform from happening
lord liverpool
what did the corn law 1815 do
it guarenteed protection of wheat prices, 80 shillings a quarter tonne
when was the income tax repeal
1816, after napoleonic war it was not necissary and it was abolished with a majority of 37
what were the game laws
made poaching against a landowner punishable by up to 7 years imprisonment or transportation
when were the game laws
1816
when was the suspension of the habeas corpus
1817
what did the suspension of the habeas corpus do
people could be held in prison without a charge for a prolongued period of time (indefinately)
when was the suspension of the haebus corpus 1817 repealed
1818
what were three six acts 1819
The Seizure of Arms Act
The Seditious Meetings Act
The Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act
when were the spafields riots
1816-17
how many people attended the first spafield riot
20,000
