Chapter 21

Question 1

When was the first Public Health Act?

Answer 1

1848

Question 2

what did the Public Health Act created?

Answer 2

General Board of Health (Chadwick, Shaftesbury and Morpeth)

Question 3

what was the issue of the Public Health Act

Answer 3

only permissive not compulsory

Question 4

how many local boards were there by 1853 but how many had actions put in place?

Answer 4

182 and 13

Question 5

what act did Shaftesbury help to pass in 1875

Answer 5

Chimney Sweepers Act

Question 6

what did the Charity Organisation Society say in 1869?

Answer 6

“We must use Charity to create the power of self-help”

Question 7

why did Chartism resurface in 1847?

Answer 7

Economic depression

Question 8

when was the next economic depression but 3/6 aims had already been achieved?

Answer 8

1873

Question 9

What did Asa Briggs say about why there was a push for parliamentary reform?

Answer 9

a break in economic prosperity (1866/7)

Question 10

what other reasons were there for more reform?

Answer 10

Change in attitudes, size of constituencies, American civil war and Italian unification, Reform league and Union (1864+5)

Question 11

what % of Ireland were catholic and non-conformist?

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

When were the Fenians and IRB established?

Answer 12

1858

Question 13

when were there Fenian uprisings?

Answer 13

1867

Question 14

What were the group called who provided inspiration for the home rule

Answer 14

the Manchester martyrs

Question 15

when was the Disestablishment of the Irish Church

Answer 15

1869

Question 16

when was the first land act

Answer 16

1870

Question 17

when was the Irish University Bill rejected?

Answer 17

1873

Question 18

when was the Irish tenant league created?

Answer 18

1850

Question 19

when were Fenians released from prison?

Answer 19

1870

Question 20

how many times was habeas corpus suspended between 1868-1870

Answer 20

4 times

Question 21

How much did potato production fall by in 1876-1879?

Answer 21

75%

Question 22

When was the university of royal Ireland set up?

Answer 22

1879

Question 23

when was Forster’s coercion act?

Answer 23

1881

Question 24

When was the 2nd land act?

Answer 24

1881

Question 25

when was Parnell arrested by Forster?

Answer 25

1882

Question 26

what was the treaty that led to Parnell’s release from prison and Forster’s resignation?

Answer 26

Kilmainham Treaty

Question 27

When were the pheonix park murders and what could JPs now do?

Answer 27

1882 and make meetings illegal

Question 28

When was the National League created that replaced the Land League

Answer 28

1882

Question 29

when was the 3rd reform act?

Answer 29

1884

Question 30

How many seats did the home rule party get in 1885 election

Answer 30

86 seats

Question 31

when was the official home rule party created?

Answer 31

1877