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Booklet 2 Flashcards

1
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What are 4 causes of the 1832 reform act?

A

Unreformed political system
Economic unrest and riots
Growth/demands of middle class
Actions of Tories/Whigs

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2
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Why did new towns such as Birmingham/Manchester suffer?

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There were no MP’s so they weren’t represented

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3
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Complete the sentence:

‘Over ___ boroughs had fewer than ____ voters but were only represented by ___ MP’s.

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50
40
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4
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What percentage of the population could vote by 1831?

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5%

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5
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How many men had the right to vote?

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400,000 out of 13.89 million.

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6
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What is meant by the term ‘lambs’?

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Group of large thugs who intimidated/kidnapped voters to persuade them to vote for a certain party.

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7
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How much was the national debt?

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£902 million

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8
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What year was income tax abolished?

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1816

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9
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What year were The Corn Laws introduced?

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1815

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10
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How much was a bushel?

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10 shillings

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11
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How many counties did the Swing Riots spread too?

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20

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12
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What percentage of Britons were under the age of 15 by 1821?

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48%

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13
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What did the seizure of the arms act do?

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Gave the power to search for and seize arms.

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14
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what did the abolition of income tax do?

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put indirect tax on popular items such as sugar and bear.

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What did the corn laws do?

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Maintained landowners profits whilst making grain for customers (WC) more expensive.

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16
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Why did Chartism fail?

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Political organisations
Use of violence
Petitions
Other areas of activity

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17
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What was the new move?

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Created by John Collins and William Lovett- it stressed links between chartism and education.

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18
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How many people received automents during the Land plan?

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250 despite £100,000 being collected by 70,00 subscribers.

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19
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What happened to O’connor?

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He was arrested which meant that chartism lost a lot of support and it presented them in a bad light.

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20
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When was the NCA created?

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July 1840 in Manchester

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21
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How many branches of the NCA were there by April 1842?

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401

22
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How many members did the NCA have by April 1842?

A

50,000

23
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Why did the NCA fail?

A

Divide in the group- some people disagreed with O’conner, some people supported him
Lack of money/resources
Targeted the wrong group as MC already have the vote.

24
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When was the CSU formed and what was it?

A

1842

Complete suffrage union that wanted to control wages to ensure that landowners wouldn’t reduce wages.

25
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When was the CSU abolished?

A

1842- same year it was formed

26
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Why did the CSU fail?

A

Constantly attacked by Fergus O’connor- put people off joining- lack of support
Frequent issues with campaigns and ideas.

27
Q

When was the Newport Rising?

A

1839

It began because living and working conditions were terrible in South Wales (center of industrialisation)

28
Q

What happened between the 3rd and 4th of November?

A

Thousands of armed iron workers marched to Newport where Chartists were being held prisioners.

29
Q

How many people were killed by soldiers in the newport rising?

A

20

30
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How many people were wounded during the newport rising?

A

50

31
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Why did the newport riots fail?

A

The leaders were arrested which put a hold on campaigns

Violence made chartists seem immature and people were too scared to join-lost support

32
Q

When were The Plug Riots?

A

1842

33
Q

What happened during The Plug Riots?

A

500,000 workers went on strike across Staffordshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and York.
Workers removed plugs from factory boilers making them useless.

34
Q

How many chartists did Peel arrest?

A

1000

35
Q

What did Thomas Attwood create?

A

A petition based on the ideas of the People’s charters

36
Q

When did Attwood create this petition?

A

1838

37
Q

How many signatures did this petition have by 1839?

A

12 million

38
Q

How many votes did Parliament reject Attwood’s petition by?

A

235 to 46

39
Q

What happened with regards to the petition in 1848?

A

Found that only 2 million out of the 5.7 million signatures were real- angered the public as they were made out to be liars.

40
Q

How many seats went to counties and how many seats went to Boroughs during the 1867 reform act?

A

25 seats to counties

20 to Boroughs

41
Q

What happened to the voting system after the 1867 reform act?

A

In Boroughs- all male households could vote as long as they had a land worth £10

In counties- all male households could vote as long as they had a land worth £5

42
Q

How much did voting population increase to after the 1867 reform act?

A

1/3 of all adult males.

43
Q

How many more voters were there after the 1867 reform act?

A

1 million

44
Q

How much did the size of electorate rise after the 1832 reform act?

A

From 366,00 to 650,00.

45
Q

What changed with the Middle Class after the 1835 municipal corporations act?

A

Became more involved with politics and were represented more by authorative figures and had the right vote.

46
Q

What were the 6 different types of Boroughs?

A

1) Rotten
2) Pocket
3) Scot and lot
4) Potwalloper
5) Corporation
6) Freeman

47
Q

What fraction of the elections were uncontested?

A

2/3

48
Q

How many MP’s did Lancashire and Cornwall have by 1831?

A

Lancashire- 14 to support a population of 1.3 million

Cornwall-42 to support a population of 300,000

49
Q

What are the most significant causes of the 1867 reform act?

A

Population changes
The two party system
Early attempt to extend the franchise
American civil war

50
Q

How much did population rise by from 1821 to 1861?

A

24 million to 31 million

51
Q

How much was poor relief by 1817? What did this mean?

A

£8 million

Poor people wouldn’t work as hard for the middle class, angering the middle class leading to a demand in reform.

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