4 Peterloo Massacre

Question 1

Who wrote the right of man in 1791

Answer 1

Thomas Paine

Question 2

What is the rights of man

Answer 2

Belief that revolution is allowed if government does not look after its people

Question 3

When was the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Answer 3

1815

Question 4

What was the aftermath of the napoleon wars

Answer 4

Economic crash

Question 5

Between 1814 and 1819, wages had fallen from 13 shillings to …

Answer 5

8 shillings

Question 6

How long would you work for

Answer 6

13 hours, 6 days a week

Question 7

In 1819 Manchester was a ‘rotten borough’, what percentage of men could vote

Answer 7

11%

Question 8

What law kept the price of bread high

Answer 8

Corn laws

Question 9

What percentage of wages would have been taken up by bread

Answer 9

15%

Question 10

What volcano erupted in 1816 which caused a drop in temperature and crop failure

Answer 10

Mount Tambora

Question 11

The life expectancy in Manchester was lower than the uk, what was the life expectancy

Answer 11

33

Question 12

Of what dates were the protest

Answer 12

Monday 16th August - Tuesday 17

Question 13

What year was the Peterloo Massacre

Answer 13

1819

Question 14

At what’s time did Henry Hunt arrive at St. Peter’s Fields

Answer 14

1 pm

Question 15

How long was Hunt imprisoned for

Answer 15

30 months