Chapter 1 Flashcards
When was the bill of rights that created a constitutional monarchy
1689
How many people could vote in 1783?
250,000/9 million
Rates of urbanisation
1750- 80% rural
1900- 80% urban
How many could vote in Scotland?
4500/1.6 million
What did the whigs believe in?
Power from parliament not monarch
Toleration from dissenters
Accepted royal patronage
What did tories believe in?
Hostile to radicals, dissenters and catholic’s
Believed in monarchy
Accepted royal patronage
Who was Charles James Fox?
Whig and PM in 1782
Who was lord north?
Tory and PM from 1772/1882
Who was Edmund Burke?
Whig
What types of County MP’s were there?
Potwalloper, Freeman, Scot and lot, pocket, rotten, corporation
Sent 2 MP’s and got £600 a year
How did county’s control boroughs?
Lord Lieutenants and Magistrates/ Justices of Peace
Where were the Mayors and Aldermen from?
Gentry and JP’s
