Chartists Flashcards

1
Q

What general aim did the Chartist movement have?

A

To extend the vote beyond those owning property.

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2
Q

How many points were on the Charter?

A

6

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3
Q

Name the points on the Charter.

A
  1. All men to have the vote,
  2. Secret ballot,
  3. Elections every year,
  4. Constituencies should be of equal size,
  5. Members of Parliament should be paid,
  6. The property qualification for becoming a Member of Parliament should be abolished.
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4
Q

Which point has not been enacted to this day?

A

Elections every year

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5
Q

What was the Municipal Corporations Act?

A

It excluded the working class from participating in local government

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6
Q

When was the Municipal Corporations Act?

A

1835

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7
Q

When was the Poor Law Amendment Act?

A

1834

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8
Q

Which radical figure was active in the Anti-Poor Law campaign 1837-8, started the Northern Star newspaper and also became a Chartist leader?

A

Fergus O’Connor

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9
Q

Who were transported to Australia when they pledged an illegal oath?

A

Tolpuddle Martyrs

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10
Q

How did the Gagging Acts of 1819 influence freedom of the press?

A

Newspapers had to pay a stamp duty - this meant that radical writers would be stopped influencing the w-c

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11
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Which newspaper owner was imprisoned twice in the 1830s for defying the Gagging Acts?

A

Henry Hetherington

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12
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Which newspaper sold for one penny despite the Gagging Acts of 1819?

A

Poor Man’s Guardian

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13
Q

What act was passed in 1872 that had an impact on elections?

A

Ballot Act

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14
Q

Who wrote the Chartist song of the Lower Classes?

A

Ernest Jones

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15
Q

Give 2 reasons why the working-class not like the Reform Act 1832?

A

Some did not meet the voting requirement

Those who could vote under the old borough system could no longer vote.

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16
Q

How did the Poor Law Amendment Act contribute to the creation of Chartism?

A

The anti-poor law campaign joined chartism

17
Q

How did the Factory Act of 1833 contribute to the emergence of the Chartist movement?

A

no cap on working hours

18
Q

When was the property qualification discontinued for MPS?

A

1857