Britain: Democracy Flashcards
When did the Gordon Riots take place?
1780
When was the Society for Constitutional Information established?
1780
What did William Pitt do in 1785?
Attempts parliamentary reform but is defeated
Proposes disenfranchising 36 of the worst boroughs
He’s defeated by 74 votes
When was the US Constitution created?
1787
When did the French Revolution begin?
1789
What did Edmund Burke do in 1790?
Published ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’ which condemned change
When was ‘Rights of Man’ published?
1792
Who wrote ‘Rights of Man’?
Thomas Paine
What was ‘Rights of Man’ is response to?
Edmund Burke’s ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’ which condemned the change
When did the Napoleonic Wars begin?
1793
When was the Treason Act passed?
1795
When did William Pitt the Younger die?
1806
Who became PM of the new Tory government in 1812?
Lord Liverpool
When did Lord Liverpool become PM?
1812
When was Napoleon proclaimed Emperor of France?
1804
Who became PM after William Pit the Younger died?
William Grenville
When did the Napoleonic Wars with France end?
1815
When do riots in Spa Fields, Islington break out?
1816
When is the price of ‘Cobbett’s Political Register’ reduced?
1816
What was ‘Cobbett’s Political Register’?
A radical newspaper produced by William Cobbett
When was the March of the Blanketeers?
1817
When was the Derbyshire Rebellion?
1817
When was the Peterloo Massacre?
16th August 1819
When were the ‘Six Acts’ passed?
1819