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How did the government disperse the Bull Ring Chartists?

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Sent a police force from London on the recently opened London and Birmingham railway

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When was the Newport Rising?

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3 November 1839

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Where had Chartism secured very strong support?

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Industrial areas of South Wales

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Who was the Newport Rising organised for in order to campaign for their release from prison?

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Henry Vincent, a prominent Welsh Chartist

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Who led one of the three separate marches that converged at Newport?

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John Frost, a member of the Convention

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Where did the Newport marchers surround?

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Westgate Hotel

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How many people were killed in the Newport Rising?

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22

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How many people were injured in the Newport Rising?

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Over 50

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What happened to Frost and two of his associates in the aftermath of the Newport riot?

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Found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death- government ensured that the men were sentenced to transportation for life instead of execution to prevent further rioting

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When was the first Chartist petition?

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June 1839

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11
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Who presented the first Chartist petition to parliament?

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Thomas Attwood

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12
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How many signatures did the first Chartist petition contain?

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1,283,000

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How many of the signatories of the first of the Chartist petition were women?

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1/4

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When did the House of Commons vote on the first Chartist petition?

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14 July 1839

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How was the first Chartist petition received by the House of Commons?

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Rejected by 235 votes to 46; fewer than 1/2 of all MPs turned up to vote

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16
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When was the National Convention in disarray?

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By August 1839

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17
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Who had withdrawn their support from the National Convention by August 1839?

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BPU, worried by violence at the Bull Ring

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18
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When was the National Convention dissolved?

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September 1839

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When was the second Chartist petition?

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1842

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Why were the circumstances surrounding the second Chartist petition different to those of the first?

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Whig government that had dominated politics in the 1830s were heavily defeated in the 1841 election at hands of Peel’s Conservatives; different economic circumstances

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Why were the economic circumstances surrounding the second Chartist petition different to those of the first?

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Peel’s entry into office coincided with a period of severe economic depression; widespread unemployment by 1842

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How many signatures did the second Chartist petition contain?

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3.3 million- 1/3 of adult population

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How was the second Chartist petition received by the House of Commons?

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Denied a hearing by 287 votes to 49

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When were the Plug Plot riots?

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1842

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Plug Plot riots 1842

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Wage reductions in the Yorkshire and Lancashire cotton trades sparked a wave of strikes, which involved workers removing plugs from boilers and bringing a factory to a standstill

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How were the Plug Plot riots 1842 received by the Chartist movement?

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Not promoted- O’Connor denounced them in the ‘Northern Star’

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27
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What ended the violence in the north in response to the rejection of the Chartist petitions?

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1842 harvest and fall in unemployment

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When was the third Chartist petition?

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1848

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29
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When did events give new life to the Chartist movement?

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1847-48

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When was there a general depression that led to a third wave of Chartism?

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1847

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31
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What worried many Chartists in 1847?

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Whig victory in the election

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32
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When was O’Connor elected as the MP for Nottingham?

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1847

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33
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When did a wave of revolutionary activity sweep across Europe?

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Early 1848

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34
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When did the French monarchy fall?

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February 1848

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35
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How many people turned up to the Kennington Common meeting?

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Only 25,000

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36
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When was the Kennington Common meeting?

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10 April 1848

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What made the Kennington Common meeting different from the mass meetings of 1838-9?

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Very few women attended

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How many signatures did O’Connor claim that the third Chartist petition had?

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5.5 million

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Why did the House of Commons refuse to consider the third Chartist petition?

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Fewer than 2 million genuine signatures

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When did a meeting in London post-third petition attract a crowd of 60,000?

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May 1848

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When did it become clear that Chartism no longer attracted a strong allegiance among working people?

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Early 1849

42
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What ruined O’Connor?

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1848 petition

43
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When was the final Chartist Convention convened?

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1858

44
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After the final Chartist Convention, who took over putting the pressure on parliament for reform?

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Middle-class radicals such as John Bright

45
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When was O’Connor imprisoned?

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1840

46
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National Charter Association (NCA)

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National body supported by a membership that paid a quarterly subscription; gave central direction to Chartism for the rest of the decade

47
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How many people joined the NCA?

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70,000

48
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What have many historians suggested that the NCA was?

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First national party of the working class

49
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Who led the NCA?

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Feargus O’Connor

50
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Other than O’Connor’s attitude, what did many Chartist leaders find difficult to handle with him?

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His uncompromising manner

51
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When was O’Connor released from prison?

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August 1841

52
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What did Lovett focus his time in jail on, as well as the People’s Charter?

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Educational initiatives

53
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What did Lovett form after his release from prison?

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National Association Promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People- ‘Knowledge Chartism’

54
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When was Lovett released from prison?

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1840

55
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Why did O’Connor denounce Lovett’s new pursuit?

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He felt it would distract Chartism from its central focus of the People’s Charter

56
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When did Lovett’s National Association fade into insignificance?

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Late 1850s

57
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When was Peel in office?

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1841-46

58
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What did Peel’s government not do that their Whig predecessors had?

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Pass any legislation that aroused Chartist anger

59
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Which of Peel’s policies were broadly welcomed?

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Reduced duties on imported corn and other goods

60
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What legislation did Peel’s Tory government introduce to tackle social issues?

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Mines Act 1842; Factory Act 1844

61
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How did Peel feel about Chartism?

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He was as opposed to it as his predecessors

62
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How did O’Connor decide to reunite Chartism and rekindle its radical enthusiasm?

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Chartist Land Plan

63
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Where did O’Connor reveal his Chartist Land Plan?

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Convention of 1845

64
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How many families were settled under the Chartist Land Plan?

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Only 250

65
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Why did Chartism fail to achieve its aims by 1850?

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A divided working class; Chartism and the trade unions; a changing economy

66
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Why did the trade unions abandon the Chartist movement?

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Proposal of a ‘sacred month’ in 1839

67
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When did the National Charter Association try to forge more lasting links with the unions?

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Early 1840s

68
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When was the National Association of United Trades launched?

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1845

69
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What did O’Connor change the name of his newspaper to in order to try to form an alliance with the trade union movement?

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‘Northern Star and the National Trades’

70
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What did Chartism do for working-class radicalism?

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Breathed new life into it

71
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When was payment of MPs introduced?

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1912

72
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When was support for Chartism in its height?

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1838-39

73
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How many copies of the ‘Northern Star’ were sold in 1845?

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Fewer than 6,000

74
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Which towns in particular had a vigorous Chartist presence?

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Ashton-Under-Lyne; Stockport

75
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Where did Chartism make the least impact?

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Essex and Suffolk provided less than 1% of its strength; Ireland

76
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Who was infamous for his sermons that denounced Chartist leaders as irreligious?

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Bishop of Norwich

77
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Why did Chartism never manage to get a foothold in London?

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Its sheer size

78
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Where did Chartism enjoy strong support?

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Expanding industrial areas of the Midlands and the north; industrial areas in Scotland; Wales

79
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Why was there some increase in Chartist activity in the 1840s?

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Fluctuations in the economy; well-organised activities of the National Charter Association

80
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How were women involved in the Chartist movement?

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Fundraising activities; running Chartist Sunday Schools; sewing banners; organising tea parties; ‘exclusive deals’

81
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How many female Chartist organisations were there?

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100- but women were never considered for roles in the national movement

82
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Which organisations were women drawn to after they withdrew from Chartism?

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Religious and teetotal groups

83
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What was the attitude of most men towards female Chartists?

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Women should limit themselves to supporting their husbands and families and should not engage in political activities

84
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Anti-Corn Law League

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Formed in Manchester in 1838, with strong financial support from a number of rich industrialists- it claimed that the repeal of the Corn Laws would benefit agricultural interest

85
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Which organisations were alliances proposed with in order to expand Chartist support in the early 1840s?

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ACLL; Complete Suffrage Union

86
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What was Peel in 1829?

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Home Secretary

87
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Rural Police Act 1839

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Empowered authorities in counties and boroughs to raise their own police forces, which were paid for by a local rate

88
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When was the electric telegraph developed?

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1840s

89
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When did the electric telegraph prove to be invaluable?

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1848

90
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When did the Whig government take strong action against the Chartists?

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After 1839 petition and Newport Rising 1839-40

91
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When was the failure of the Irish potato crop?

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1845

92
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When did Napier let go of the command of the Northern District?

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1841- took command of a body of troops in India

93
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Major General Napier

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Displayed an active sympathy for the poor for many years; his sensible command prevented a second Peterloo

94
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When was Napier appointed to command 4000 troops in the Northern district?

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April 1839

95
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What was Napier’s strategy?

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Divided his force into 3 large detachments, positioned around the north and close to major industrial centres; refused to take provocative measures

96
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What eased Napier’s fears about possible violence?

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Kersal Moor meeting, May 1839

97
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When was the first passenger railway in England opened?

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1830

98
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When were the two waves of railway mania and what did they lead to?

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1836-38 and 1844-46; creation of a substantial network, covering over 5,000 miles by 1850

99
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When was the London and Birmingham Railway opened?

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1838

100
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What was the Elizabethan Poor Law 1601?

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Allowed the poor to remain in their own homes and claim assistance in the form of outdoor relief

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How many people attended the Kersal Moor meeting in may 1839?

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20,000 men; 10,000 women and children

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