Dates Flashcards
When was Pitt appointed Prime Minister?
1783
When was the Sinking Fund introduced?
1786
When did Pitt sign the Anglo-French trade treaty?
1786
When was the storming of the Bastille?
1789
When did Britain become involved in the French Revolutionary Wars?
1793
When was the Irish Rebellion, led by Wolfe Tone?
1798
When was income tax introduced for the 1st time?
1798
When were the Combination Acts introduced?
1799/1800
When was the Act of Union passed through Parliament?
1800
When was Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar?
1805
When did Pitt die?
1806
When was the abolition of the slave trade achieved in Britain?
1807
When was the Prince of Wales made Prince Regent?
1811
When were the Luddite riots?
1811-12
When was Wellington’s victory at Waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
1815
When were the Corn Laws passed?
1815
When was the Peterloo Massacre?
1819
When were the repressive Six Acts passed?
1819
When were the reforms of the Penal Code?
1823
When were the Combination Acts repealed?
1824
When were the Test and Corporation Acts repealed?
1828
When was Catholic Emancipation granted?
1829
When was the Metropolitan Police Force introduced?
1829
When was the Liverpool to Manchester rail line opened?
1830
When was the first Parliamentary Reform act?
1832
