Chapter 21 Flashcards
When was the first Public Health Act?
1848
what did the Public Health Act created?
General Board of Health (Chadwick, Shaftesbury and Morpeth)
what was the issue of the Public Health Act
only permissive not compulsory
how many local boards were there by 1853 but how many had actions put in place?
182 and 13
what act did Shaftesbury help to pass in 1875
Chimney Sweepers Act
what did the Charity Organisation Society say in 1869?
“We must use Charity to create the power of self-help”
why did Chartism resurface in 1847?
Economic depression
when was the next economic depression but 3/6 aims had already been achieved?
1873
What did Asa Briggs say about why there was a push for parliamentary reform?
a break in economic prosperity (1866/7)
what other reasons were there for more reform?
Change in attitudes, size of constituencies, American civil war and Italian unification, Reform league and Union (1864+5)
what % of Ireland were catholic and non-conformist?
90%
When were the Fenians and IRB established?
1858
when were there Fenian uprisings?
1867
What were the group called who provided inspiration for the home rule
the Manchester martyrs
when was the Disestablishment of the Irish Church
1869
when was the first land act
1870
when was the Irish University Bill rejected?
1873
when was the Irish tenant league created?
1850
when were Fenians released from prison?
1870
how many times was habeas corpus suspended between 1868-1870
4 times
How much did potato production fall by in 1876-1879?
75%
When was the university of royal Ireland set up?
1879
when was Forster’s coercion act?
1881
When was the 2nd land act?
1881
when was Parnell arrested by Forster?
1882
what was the treaty that led to Parnell’s release from prison and Forster’s resignation?
Kilmainham Treaty
When were the pheonix park murders and what could JPs now do?
1882 and make meetings illegal
When was the National League created that replaced the Land League
1882
when was the 3rd reform act?
1884
How many seats did the home rule party get in 1885 election
86 seats
when was the official home rule party created?
1877
