Chartism - Causes

Question 1

What left working-class men feeling bitter, which in turn created the Chartist movement?

Answer 1

The Great Reform Act in 1832.

Question 2

Give 2 reasons why working class people were becoming more and more disgruntled:

Answer 2

Due to their poor living and working conditions.

Question 3

Why did working class people find it hard to find work?

Answer 3

Because of the new machines that were invented, most jobs no longer required skill.

Question 4

What during the 1830s added to the troubles of the poor?

Answer 4

Bad harvests.

Question 5

What were the 6 demands of the People’s Charter?

Answer 5

-Votes for all men
-Voting in secret
-Equal-sized constituencies
-Wages for MPs
-No property qualifications to be able to vote
-An election every year

Question 6

When was the Chartist movement born?

Answer 6

1836

Question 7

Who invented the Chartist movement?

Answer 7

William Lovett

Question 8

When did the government reform the Poor Law and why?

What did it mean?

Answer 8

1834 - with the desire to help people in the new industrial society, by offering help to those who struggled financially. People who needed Poor law assistance would be sent to the workhouse.