Dates

Question 1

When was Pitt appointed Prime Minister?

Answer 1

1783

Question 2

When was the Sinking Fund introduced?

Answer 2

1786

Question 3

When did Pitt sign the Anglo-French trade treaty?

Answer 3

1786

Question 4

When was the storming of the Bastille?

Answer 4

1789

Question 5

When did Britain become involved in the French Revolutionary Wars?

Answer 5

1793

Question 6

When was the Irish Rebellion, led by Wolfe Tone?

Answer 6

1798

Question 7

When was income tax introduced for the 1st time?

Answer 7

1798

Question 8

When were the Combination Acts introduced?

Answer 8

1799/1800

Question 9

When was the Act of Union passed through Parliament?

Answer 9

1800

Question 10

When was Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar?

Answer 10

1805

Question 11

When did Pitt die?

Answer 11

1806

Question 12

When was the abolition of the slave trade achieved in Britain?

Answer 12

1807

Question 13

When was the Prince of Wales made Prince Regent?

Answer 13

1811

Question 14

When were the Luddite riots?

Answer 14

1811-12

Question 15

When was Wellington’s victory at Waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic Wars?

Answer 15

1815

Question 16

When were the Corn Laws passed?

Answer 16

1815

Question 17

When was the Peterloo Massacre?

Answer 17

1819

Question 18

When were the repressive Six Acts passed?

Answer 18

1819

Question 19

When were the reforms of the Penal Code?

Answer 19

1823

Question 20

When were the Combination Acts repealed?

Answer 20

1824

Question 21

When were the Test and Corporation Acts repealed?

Answer 21

1828

Question 22

When was Catholic Emancipation granted?

Answer 22

1829

Question 23

When was the Metropolitan Police Force introduced?

Answer 23

1829

Question 24

When was the Liverpool to Manchester rail line opened?

Answer 24

1830

Question 25

When was the first Parliamentary Reform act?

Answer 25

1832