Chartists 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 (6marks)
Secret ballots,
Vote for all adult males
Payment for members of parliament
General elections once a year
MPs don’t need a property qualification
Each parliamentary constituency to have roughly the same number of voters.
Which point hasn’t been enacted to this day?
Yearly parliaments
What was the Municipal Corporations Act?
Changed local voting rights (in local town councils) to avoid charges of corruption and patronage
When was the Municipal Corporation Act?
1835
Give 2 reasons why working- class didn’t like the Reform Act 1832?
No secret ballot
Elites keep power
When was the Poor Law Amendment Act?
1834
How did the Poor Law Amendment Act contribute to the creation of the chartists?
Opposition movement didn’t get very far, so many people went over to Chartism plus brought their skills.
Which radical figure was active in the anti-poor law campaign 1837-8,started the Northern Star newspaper and became a Chartist leader?
Fergus O’Connor
How did the factory act of 1833 contribute to the emergence of the Chartist movement?
Factory act didn’t do enough to bring change to working class.
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 working class
Which newspaper owner was imprisoned twice in the 1830s for defying the Gagging Act?
Henry Hetherington
Which newspaper sold for one penny, despite the Gagging acts of 1819?
Poor man’s guardian
