7. Government: Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister

Question 1

what was Lord Liverpools name (1770-1828)?

Answer 1

Robert Jenkinson

Question 2

what job roles did Lord Liverpool have before becoming Prime Minister?

Answer 2

• Foreign secretary
• Home Secretary
• Secretary of War

Question 3

when did he become PM?

Answer 3

1812

Question 4

what were Liverpools thoughts towards Pitt?

Answer 4

he admired him

Question 5

what were the characteristics of Liverpool?

Answer 5

• mediocre
• fair minded
• patient
• pragmatic

Question 6

when did Liverpool resign?

Answer 6

1827

Question 7

what type of government did Liverpool form?

Answer 7

tory, after the assassination of Perceval

Question 8

what did Asa Briggs describe Liverpool of being able to do?

Answer 8

‘co-ordinate the forces of order’

Question 9

Liverpool relied on a small ———— of people who he could trust

Answer 9

inner cabinet

Question 10

name two people in his cabinet

Answer 10

Home Secretary- Addington
President of the Board- J.F Robinson

Question 11

what were some of the political difficulties Liverpool faced?

Answer 11

• Whig opposition in the commons, Whigs however were outspoken and lacked unity and leadership
• declining system of patronage
• popularity of King was low as Prince Reagent became King and the Caroline affair
• constitutional instability as the Caroline Affair meant government were caught in-between the two

Question 12

when was George IV crowned?

Answer 12

1820

Question 13

what law was introduced in 1815?

Answer 13

the corn law

Question 14

what was the Corn Law?

Answer 14

legislation introduced that meant no foreign corn could be imported until the home price reached 80 shillings a quarter

Question 15

what did lower classes think about the Corn laws?

Answer 15

that as landowning classes dominated Parliament, this law was to protect themselves

Question 17

what was the reasoning for the Corn Law?

Answer 17

to protect the country from foreign competitors taking over the industry

Question 18

what were the consequences of the corn law?

Answer 18

• lower classes could not afford break, their staple food as prices went up
• huge public outcry
• petitions were made, riots and civil unrest
• government replied in harsh measures
• agricultural labourers were made redundant

Question 19

list other passed legislations during Liverpools time

Answer 19

• income tax was abolished} 1816
• Game Laws were introduced and maintained more harshly} 1817
• six acts were passed to deal with civil unrest} 1819
• Relief Acts
• Tolerations for Unitarians

Question 20

what acts were repealled and when?

Answer 20

• Combination Acts 1924