facts test 4 Flashcards
What general aim did the Chartist movement have?
to gain political rights and influence for the working classes.
How many points were on the Charter?
6
Name the points on the Charter
-universal manhood suffrage
-equal electoral districts
-vote by ballot
-annually elected Parliaments
-payment of members of Parliament
-abolition of the property qualifications for membership.
Which point has not been enacted to this day?
annual elected parliaments
What was the Municipal Corporations Act?
ordered all incorporated boroughs to set up police forces under the control of a watch committee
When was the Municipal Corporations Act?
1835
Give 2 reasons why the working-class not like the Reform Act 1832?
-gave middle class men the vote but not the working class
-removed votes for some e.g. pot wolloper boroughs
When was the Poor Law Amendment Act?
1834
How did the Poor Law Amendment Act contribute to the creation of Chartism?
it was viewed as an attack on thw woeking class as the amendment ensured that the poor were housed in workhouses, clothed and fed.
Which radical figure was active in the Anti-Poor Law campaign 1837-8, started theNorthern Star newspaperand alsobecame a Chartist leader?
Fergus O’Connor
How did the Factory Act of 1833 contribute to the emergence of the Chartist movement?
It only regulated child labour and not adults
Who were transported to Australia when they pledged an illegal oath?
Tolpoddle Martyrs
How did the Gagging Acts of 1819 influence freedom of the press?
Newspapers had to pay Stamp duty
Which newspaper owner was imprisoned twice in the 1830s for defying the Gagging Acts?
Henry Hetherington
Which newspaper sold for one penny despite the Gagging Acts of 1819?
Poor Man’s Guardian
