Chartism

Question 1

bad living consitions

Answer 1

poor harvests
new machines made work hard to find
jobs didnt need skill
poor laws didnt help

Question 2

inspiration

Answer 2

Atwood of great reform act even joined the movement

Question 3

petition clauses

Answer 3

votes for all men
secret voting
wages for MP’s
election yearly
equal constituencies
rejected

Question 4

physical force

Answer 4

marched to Newport
authorities ready
22 men killed
vandalize machinery
general strike
depression returned boosting the support for chartists

Question 5

tempernace

Answer 5

Lovett believed if they were sober they would be seen as more serious so vote would be passed

Question 6

Government responses

Answer 6

posters for people to not attend meetings
transported to australia

Question 7

Kennington common

Answer 7

fewer than 50 000 supporters arrived
met by 85 000 constables
petition was said to have over 5 million signatures, had less than 2 million
many signatures were forged

Question 8

impact

Answer 8

all terms achieved by 1928
standard of living did increase slightly
divided leadership