Great Reform Act Flashcards
Give two arguments for the old system.
- Kept the balance between the Parliamentary houses and the crown
- Landowners owned the land so they should run the country
When did the Whigs come to power?
1830
Why were the Tories split at the time?
Catholic Emancipation
How many people could vote prior to reform?
400,000
What was a Pocket Borough?
The landowner controlled the candidate
What was a Scot and Lot Borough?
Any wage owner could vote
What was a Potwalloper Borough
Anyone with a permanent address could vote
A famous example of a Rotten is what?
Old Saram
How many MPs did each county have?
Two
Why were some elections not contested?
The was only one candidate or no one lived there
What was the technical term used for ‘one man one vote’?
Manhood Suffrage
Name the rural riots that broke out in 1830.
Swing Riots
What was the name of the knew king?
William IV
Name the party leader who drew up for the first reform bill.
Earl Grey
Name the main pressure group which supported the bill.
Birmingham Political Union (BPU)
Name the leader of the BPU.
Thomas Attwood
Who was the main speaker against the bill?
Robert Peel
Why did the first bill fail?
It lost at the Commons
What did the government do when the first bill failed?
They held an election to win a majority in the Commons
Why did the send bill fail?
It lost at the Lords
Why did the Whigs resign after the third bill fail?
The King wouldn’t back them against the House of Lords
Name two cities outside London that saw riots.
- Bristol
- Nottingham
Who failed to become Primse Minister after the Whig resignation?
Duke Wellington
Which males in towns now had the vote?
Property owners of £10 per annum
Which males in the countryside now had the vote?
- Property owners of £2 per annum
- Land owners of £50 per annum
Which part of England was over-represented?
South
Which sort of cities were over-represented?
Old, decaying, agricultural cities
Who organised a threat to weaken the banking system if the Whigs weren’t returned to government?
Francis Place
In which month did this happen?
May
