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1
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Quakers form an organisation to petition against the slave trade?

A

1783

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2
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Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade’s formation?

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1787

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3
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William Pitt’s first attempt to introduce parliamentary reform?

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1785

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4
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First poor law?

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1601

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5
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First anti-slave trade petitions to parliament?

A

1787-1788 (100+ petitions)

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6
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When was the Dolben Act?

A

1788

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7
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French Revolution?

A

1789

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8
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Wilberforce’s first abolition speech to Parliament?

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1789

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9
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Haitian Revolution?

A

1791

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10
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First abolition bill?

A

1791

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11
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‘Rights of Man’ by Thomas Paine?

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1792

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12
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Start of Napoleonic Wars?

A

1793

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13
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Friendly Societies Act?

A

1793

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14
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Sugar boycott?

A

1790s

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15
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First suspension of Habeus Corpus?

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1794

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16
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Speenhamland system?

A

1795

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17
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Robert Owen starts New Lanark?

A

1799

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18
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Combination acts?

A

1799 and 1800

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19
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Death of William Pitt?

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1806

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20
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Death of John Newton?

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1807

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21
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Abolition of the slave trade?

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1807

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22
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800 banks in the UK?

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1808

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23
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Luddite protests?

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1811

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24
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12,000 troops sent to Yorkshire to stop industrial violence?

A

1812

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25
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Framebreaking Act (Anti-Luddites)?

A

1812

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26
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Corn Laws?

A

1815

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27
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March of Blanketeers (and end of Luddites)?

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1817

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28
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Peterloo Massacre?

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1819

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29
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Master and Servant Act?

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1823

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30
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Combination acts repealed?

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1824

31
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Re-modelling of penal code?

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1825-1828

32
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Co-operative newspaper first published?

A

1827

33
Q

Death of Lord Liverpool?

A

1828

34
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Catholic emancipation?

A

1829

35
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Start of Ten hour movement?

A

1830

36
Q

Swing riots?

A

1830

37
Q

George IV dies?

A

1830

38
Q

First reform act?

A

1832

39
Q

First royal commission on poor relief?

A

1832

40
Q

Abolition of slavery?

A

1833

41
Q

Factory act (reducing child labour hours)?

A

1833

42
Q

Poor law amendment act?

A

1834

43
Q

Tolpuddle Martyrs doing their thang?

A

1834

44
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Municipal corporations act?

A

1835

45
Q

London Working Men’s Association?

A

1836

46
Q

People’s charter issued?

A

1838

47
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Newport Rising?

A

1839

48
Q

First Chartist petition (1 million signatures)?

A

1839

49
Q

Mining Act?

A

1842

50
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Second Chartist petition (3 million signatures)?

A

1842

51
Q

Rochdale Pioneers?

A

1844

52
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Peel’s further factory reform?

A

1844

53
Q

Andover Workhouse Scandal?

A

1845

54
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Corn laws repealed?

A

1846

55
Q

Ten hours act?

A

1847

56
Q

First public health act?

A

1848

57
Q

Great Exhibition?

A

1851

58
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Amalgamated Society of engineers founded?

A

1851

59
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First strike action by ASE?

A

1852

60
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Burial acts?

A

1852, 1854 and 1857?

61
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Factory act (extends hours for 8-13 year olds)?

A

1853

62
Q

Second Friendly Societies act (protecting funds)?

A

1855

63
Q

Liberals fail with reform bill?

A

1859

64
Q

London Trades Council?

A

1860

65
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Co-operative Wholesale Society?

A

1863

66
Q

Hyde Park Riots?

A

1866

67
Q

Second reform act?

A

1867

68
Q

Trade Union Congress?

A

1868

69
Q

Trade union act?

A

1871

70
Q

Secret ballot act?

A

1872

71
Q

Factory act (women’s hours)?

A

1874

72
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Compulsory schooling?

A

1875

73
Q

Second public health act?

A

1875

Britain c1785-1875 (6 decks)

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