6: Wartime Pressures on Government Flashcards
How many coalitions were formed during the wars?
3
Why was paper money introduced?
The price of government stock fell, because they had borrowed large quantities of money at the beginning of the war, so cash payments were suspended by the Bank of England and paper currency was introduced
What was Levee En Masse?
Basically conscription, all men between 17 and 55 were to be trained for war
When was Britain put under blockade by Napoleon?
1806
At what value did National Debt stand at in 1815?
£876 milion
When did the USA declare war on Britain?
1812
When did National Debt stand at £456 million?
1801
Who introduced income tax in 1798 and why?
Pitt introduced income tax as a way of paying for the war without raising loans
When was the Battle of Trafalgar?
1805
When was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815
What effect did the blockade have on Britain?
Shortage of food: Prices increased
When did Pitt raise income tax?
1805
True/False: Income tax only lasted throughout the war
False: Income tax is still around today as it proved to be successful in the long term
What were the ‘Orders in Council’ and what effect did they have?
They were in retaliation to Napoleon’s blockade and stated that all countries that excluded British ships would be subjected to a British blockade. It also imposed restrictions on neutral ships trading with blockaded ports.
It led to an economic and political crisis in 1810-11 and the USA then closed their ports to both British and French ships, forcing merchants to trade with South America
When was Spencer Percival assassinated?
May 1812
