chartist movement Flashcards
What general aim did the Chartist movement have?
Political reform
How many points were on the Charter?
6
Name the points on the Charter
- secret ballots
- mps = no property qualification
- vote for all adult males
- Payment for Members of Parliament
- Each parliamentary constituency should have roughly the same number of voters
- General elections to be held once a year
Which point has not been enacted to this day?
Yearly parliaments
What was the Municipal Corporations Act?
Changed voting rights in local town councils to avoid charges of corruption and patronage
When was the Municipal Corporations Act?
1835
Give 2 reasons why the working-class not like the Reform Act 1832?
Elite kept power, vote to m-c not w-c, no secret ballot, etc
When was the Poor Law Amendment Act?
1834
How did the Poor Law Amendment Act contribute to the creation of Chartism?
After opposition movement didn’t get very far, many went over to Chartism and brought their skills with them
Which radical figure was active in the Anti-Poor Law campaign 1837-8, started the Northern Star newspaper and also became a Chartist leader?
Fergus O’Connor
How did the Factory Act of 1833 contribute to the emergence of the Chartist movement?
FA of 1833 did not do enough to bring change to w-c industrial workers
Who were transported to Australia when they pledged an illegal oath?
Tolpuddle Martyrs
How did the Gagging Acts of 1819 influence freedom of the press?
Newspapers had to pay a stamp duty to stop radical writers influencing the w-class, about 3p = to £1 today
Which newspaper owner was imprisoned twice in the 1830s for defying the Gagging Acts?
Henry Hetherington
Which newspaper sold for one penny despite the Gagging Acts of 1819?
Poor Man’s Guardian
