Chapter 15 Notes Flashcards
suffrage
the right to vote
only property owners
could vote
dissenter
Non-Anglican Protestant
only men who
owned a great deal of property could be elected to the House of Commons
began demanding changes in voting
workers and middle class
resisted changes in voting because
upper class they feared political reform would take power away from them
Reform Bill (1832)
took seats away in the House of Commons from less populated areas and gave them to the industrial cities
after the reform bill
people with less property could now vote so middle class now had a voice in Britain’s gov’t and power in Parliament
Whig Party
formed with radicals and Tory Liberals and became known as the Liberal Party
Tory Party
made up of wealthy land owners and became known as the Conservative Party
laws were aimed at reforming
the horrible working conditions of women and children
slavery (1833)
was abolished in all British colonies
corn laws
placed high taxes on grain imported by British which enabled British landowners to sell at high prices
laws were repealed in 1846
Chartist movement was begun by and called for
William Lovett
universal male suffrage and a secret ballot
People’s Charter
a document that listed the Chartist Movement’s proposals
the chartist movement was popular among
British workers but by the 1840s the movement had ended
reigned from 1837-1900; 63 years
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s rule was known as and she gave her prime ministers
the Victorian Era
a free hand and did not interfere
Benjamin Disreali
leader of the Conservative Party
2 terms as Prime Minister
William Gladstone
leader of the Liberal Party
4 terms as Prime Minister
Education Act (1870)
created a national elementary education system
Act of Union (1801)
linked Ireland with Great Britian
Most Irish
hated British rule
Most Irish were so resented
Catholic
having to pay taxes to support the Anglican Church
home rule
would allow Irish people to rule themselves
Potato Famine (1845)
a blight destroyed almost all of the potato crop; fueled the fire many Irish had towards the British because the British did not help them when they needed it; this famine caused lots of people to starve
the divisions of Canada
upper Canada and lower Canada
Act of Union (1841)
unified British Upper Canada and French Lower Canada
British North American Act (1867) creates the
Dominion of Canada
in the late 1890s the
discovery of gold brought many people to northwestern Canada
Captain James Cook (1770)
landed on the eastern shore of Australia and claimed it for Great Britain
Britain used Australia as a colony and the first arrived in 1788 and founded the town of
penal
convicts
Sydney
the US attitude toward European affairs
wanted to avoid them