Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
Q
Who was PM in 1803?
What did he improve?
A
Henry Addington
Income tax
2
Q
When was the Levee en Masse Act
A
1803- conscription added 800,000 men
3
Q
When did Pitt become PM again?
A
May 1804
4
Q
When did Spencer Perceval become PM?
A
1809
5
Q
What did the Napoleonic Wars increase
A
Industry and Commercial wages
Employment
6
Q
What was rejected in 1808
A
Minimum wage bill
7
Q
What was created in 1807 with the USA to stop the food blockade
A
Order of the Council I
8
Q
When did the Bank of England suspend the payment of Gold
A
1797
9
Q
What was the debt in 1801?
A
£546 million
10
Q
What was the debt in 1815
A
£876 million
11
Q
When was there an economic crisis?
A
1810/11
12
Q
What was the population by 1811
A
12 million
