General Knowledge Chartism Flashcards
What were the Chartists aims?
By obtaining representation they hoped to improve the economic conditions of working people
The ‘People’s Charter’ called for
- equal representation
- universal manhood suffrage for those over 21 years old
- annual parliaments
- the removal of property qualifications for MPs
- a sector ballot
- payment of MPs
When was the London Working Men’s Association founded and by who ?
1836 - William lovett
When was the first chartist national convention?
1839
How many signatures did the 1st petition get in 1839?
Nearly 1.3 million
How much was the first chartist petition rejected by?
235-46
How many miners clashed with troops after the petition was rejected outside the Westgate hotel in Newport?
5000
How many Chartists were arrested between 1839-1841
500
How many subscribers did Feargus o ‘ Connor land plan get in 1845
70,000
How many signatures did the the third rejected petition get?
5 million
How many constables we’re drafted to stop unrest at Kensington Common?
150,000
When were the strongest years of chartism and economic hardship?
1839, 1842, 1848
When was the 10 hours act passed?
1847
When we’re the Corn Laws repealed?
1846
formation of the London working mens association
1836
causes of chartism
- impact of poor law
- disappointment of the Reform Act
- trade depression, unemployment and hunger
factory act
1833
new poor law
1834
impact of new poor law
- abolished outdoor relief so that poor relief would only be available in workhouses and made conditions in workhouse very unpleasant
- demonstrated the lack of control working class people had over their own lives
- O,Connor established Norther Star
What and when was the Municipal Corporations?
extended the vote for local councils to rate payers - 1835
By summer of 183_ there were _ out of work or on short time in Manchester
1837
50,000
national chartist convention
1839
by 1839 northern star was selling _ copies
50,000
Middle class delegates resigned in protest at speeches made by O’Connor and other Chartists that hinted at the use of physical force
may 1839
What happened in 1839 in Birmingham?
- Police broke up a peaceful Chartist meeting which led to a fortnight of rioting (example of poor gov response)
- lovett criticised use of ‘unconstitutional force’
Newport Rising
1839
Peel’s social reform
- 1842 Mines Act
- 1844 Factory Act
- 1846 Repeal of the Corn Law
National Charter Association established
1840
Plug riots
1842
How many people have been put on trial for Chartist related activity by 184_
1842, 1500
Economic Depression
1847-48
Kennington Common
1848
What was the Kennington Common? How did the government prepare?
a mass meeting outside Kennington Common to present petition
gov had 150,000 special constables recruited in anticipation of trouble
what was the factory act
restriction on the hours that children could work in factories
What was the negative impact of the municipal corporations act ?(1835)
it excluded the wc from participating in local government because to be a ratepayer, one had to won property which very few of the wc did
workhouse
place where those who were unable to look after themselves had to go for food and shelter
what was the majority of the chartists made up of?
craftsmen and skilled workers (suggesting it was a class movement?
by the end of 1839 how many chartists were arrested?
476
Breakdown of the 476 chartists arrested
160 textile workers
120 craftsmen (1/4 a shoemaker)
49 labourers
39 miners
Northern Star
a newspaper that campaigned for better wages and conditions for workers, started to support The People’s Charter
The 1830s and 1840s were a time of?
falling living and working standards for many working class people, and the Charter became the focus for their hopes and protests
What was the population of Great Britain when the 1848 petition had almost 6 million signatures?
26.9 million (almost 20% of the population signed the petition- showed that parliament was prepared to ignore the views of a huge number of its people which went against the basic idea that a parliament existed to represent the people
When was the first chartist petition?
1839
When was the second chartist petition?
1842
When was the third chartist petition?
1848
sacred month
a general strike and protest meetings that turned into fights with the local authorities
how many people died after the Newport Rising?
over 20
The land plan
1845
What was the Land plan?
it was designed to give working class families the opportunity to own their own land and live in a rural community away from the struggles of urban life
In 1848 how many subscribers did the Land Plan set up?
70,000
