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Great Reform Act 1832 Flashcards

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1
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Why were the Tories MPs divided by this time?

A

Catholic emancipation

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How many people could vote prior to reform?

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400,000

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3
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What was a pocket borough?

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One person

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What was a scot and lot borough?

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All adult males who paid local taxes

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5
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A pottwalloper borough?

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Person who has a personal address

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6
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Give a famous example of a rotten borough?

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Old Sarum

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7
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How many MPs did each county have?

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2

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8
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Which part of England was over represented?

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South England

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9
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Which sort of cities were over represented?

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Old market towns

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10
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When did the Whigs come to power?

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1830

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11
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Why was some elections not contested?

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Controlled by one person so only one candidate

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12
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Term for “one man one vote”?

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Manhood suffrage

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13
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Two arguments made for the old system?

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Traditional

Landowners had the best interest of the workers

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14
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Rural riots in 1830?

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Swing riots

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Why was the name of the new king?

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King William IV

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Party leader who drew up the first reform bill?

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Earl grey

17
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Name the pressure group which supported it?

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BPU

18
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Leader of the pressure group?

A

Thomas Attwood

19
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Who was the main speaker against it?

A

Robert peel

20
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Why did the first bill fail?

A

Not a Whig majority in House of Commons

21
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What did the government do when the first bill failed?

A

Election

22
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Why did the second bill fail?

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Not a Whig majority in House of Lords

23
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Name a city outside London that saw riots?

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Nottingham

24
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Why did the Whigs resign after the third bill failed?

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King would not make Whig majority in House of Lords

25
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Who organised a threat to weaken the banking system if the Whigs weren’t returned?

A

Francis place

26
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Who then failed to become prime minister?

A

Wellington

27
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In which month did this happen?

A

May

28
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Which males in towns now had the vote?

A

Men who owned land worth £10

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