Facts Test Flashcards
Give 3 reasons why workers were unhappy during the early 19th Century.
Price of bread, corn laws, population rise, urbanisation, mechanisation, war with France, living conditions, unemployment, game laws, repression by government
What name was given to the people who smashed machinery in mills and what was the origin of the name?
Luddites, Ned Ludd said to be first person to smash machinery
Where did the aforementioned protest start and why?
Nottinghamshire to protest about the introduction of power looms and loss of earnings
Between what dates did this protest take place?
1811-1816
How did the government respond to this protest?
Death penalty, imprisonment
When did the march of the Blanketeers take place?
1817
Where were the Blanketeers headed and why?
Hunger march to present petition to the Prince Regent by textile workers
How did the government respond to the Blanketeers?
Spies, troops sent in, only got to Manchester, marchers arrested
What does suspension of Habeas Corpus mean and when did it happen?
Right to a trail, 1816/17
What was the name of the government spy who acted as agent provocateur during the Pentridge Rising?
Oliver
When did the Pentridge Rising take place?
1817
Who led the Pentridge Rising and what happened to him?
Jeremiah Brandreth, hanged
Who was Captain Swing and what did he want?
Mythical figure, protesting agricultural workers at threshing machines.
Where was Captain Swing operating?
S.E. England (Kent, Sussex, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Hampshire) and E England (Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk)
What was the size of the population in 1815 in Britain and by how much had it grown since 1750?
11 million from 7.5 million
