Fight For Power Flashcards
How many people gathered
60,000
How many people died
Eleven
How many were injured
400
Who were the suffersgetts
A political group lead by Emmeline Pankhurst used militant action to try and get wemen the vote and had 2,000 members at its peak
Who where the sufferegists
A political group lead by Millicent Fawcett which used peaceful methods to prove wemen were capesble of having a vote with 50,000 members and 500 branches
What was the great reform act
Where middle and lower class people started campaigning because of how they were treated and their low wages.
How many seats were created in the great reform act
l30 new seats were given to the industrial towns
How many people could vote after the bill was passed
Went from 450,000 to 700,000