democracy in 1800s & women sufferage Flashcards
Who can vote in the 1800s?
only men who owned land that is worth 40 shillings or more
What percentage of the population can vote
only 5%
Who can be an MP?
only men who owned land and property above a certain value could stand as an MP
How did voting take place ?
it was held openly and with no secret ballot and electors could be bribed or bullied into voting a particular candidate
What percentage of the population can stand as an MP?
only 5%
What are rotten boroughs?
Settlement which used to have great important in the Middle Ages but now is a tiny village and has little importance. These still got MP’s
What are boroughs?
Important towns or or cities which got MP’s
What did MPs represent?
What did MPs represent? The British aristocracy
When was the patriotic union society formed?
March 1818
When did the Peterloo massacre happen?
16th August 1819
Who was the main speaker of the Peterloo Massacre?
Henery Hunt
Who was Henry Hunt?
An MP
What did Henery Hunt want?
He wanted to end child Labour and 10 hour working day and voting rights for all men, annual parliaments & secret ballots
what was the first attempt to improve the way parliament was elected?
the 1832 Reform Act
What changes happened in the 1832 Reform Act?
many rotten boroughs lost mp’s new boroughs created giving growth in industrial towns their own MPs the right of vote was extended to a greater number of men
Who were the main leaders of chartism?
William Lovett and Fergus O’Connor
What were the 6 main points of the of the peoples charter?
1) Vote for every man over 21 years old
2) A secret ballot
3) no property qualification for MPs
4) payment for MPs
5) constituencies of equal size
6) annualise elected parliaments
Why was the chartists formed?
because people weren’t happy with small amounts of changes made in the 1832 Reform Act
Who were the suffragists ?
protestors for woman suffrage through peaceful protests
who were the suffragettes ?
protestors of woman suffrage through violent protests
What is the formal name for the suffragist’s organisation?
National Union of women’s suffrage societies NUWSS
What is the formal name for the suffragette’s organisation?
Woman social and political union WSPU
who was the leader of the suffragists?
Millicent Fawcett
who were the leader of the suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst
What did the suffragists campaign for?
wider social issues as well as the vote for women
What did the suffragettes campaign for?
purely for the vote of woman
How many textile workers signed a petition for the suffergists in 1901?
67,000 textile workers
After arrested how did sufferagettes protest in prison?
they went on hunger strikes
what was the government’s response to sufferagettes going on hunger strikes in prison
they force fed them
in 1906 how many MPs were in favor of women sufferage
400 out of 650 this included Henry Campbell bannerman
who was the prime minister during the times of the sufferagettes
Herbet Asquith - against Women sufferage
