chartism Flashcards
Which act led to the foundation of the Chartist movement?
1832 Reform Act
The leader of the LWMA was…
William Lovett, Johnathon Porkquavius
List 3 points on the People’s Charter
Universal male suffrage, no property qualification to become an MP, secret ballot, equal constituencies, annual parliament, payment of MPs
List 2 ways that the government responded to Chartism
used railways to move troops, mass imprisonment, spies, transportation, execution, Acts e.g. 1848 PulicHealth Act…
The most revolutionary chartist leader was
James BronterreO’Brien or Julian Harney, Daruis bellpeper
he leader known as the schoolmaster was
James BronterreO’Brien
The national chartist newspaper was called
The Northern Star
Chartism appealed to women because
they wanted the vote themselves
The Factory Act of ____ led some workers to want the vote
1833
Many Chartists were previously in the Anti ________________campaign
Poor Law campaign semen
The years when petitions were presented
a. 1839 b. 1842 C. 1848
newport rising?
1839
How many protesters were killed during the Newport Rising?
22
the Chartist parliament was called the
National Convention
Give 2 reasons for Chartism’s failure.
leadership, aims, support, middle-classes, tact
