HCHS Britain: A LEVEL UNIT 1 - parliamentary reform Flashcards
Which Prime Minister resigned in 1827 after 15 years in power?
Lord Liverpool
Who set up the Birmingham Political Union and how many people attended an average rally?
Thomas Atwood and 100,000
In the Great Reform Act, how much did land have to be worth or rented to earn the right to vote?
£10 and £50
Who became Prime Minister in 1828 and proved to be terrible at the job?
Duke of Wellington
What was the population and number of MPs Cornwall had in 1831?
300,000 and 42.
Which organisation was set up in 1864 to extend the franchise to male ratepayers?
National Reform Union
Which law made bread prices expensive and when was it passed?
Corn Laws, 1815
From 1830-66, how many cabinet MPs were middle class?
14
Name a radical society before 1800
London Corresponding Society and Sheffield Society for Constitutional Information
Name two of Peel’s reforms and the years they occurred.
Mines Act (1842), Factory Act (1844), Railway Act (1844), Companies Act (1844) , Repeal of the Corn Law (1846)
When was Peterloo and who was speaking at the event?
1819 and Henry Hunt
Which Liberal leader failed to pass the 1867 Reform Act?
Gladstone
Which borough allowed men to vote with a large fireplace?
Potwalloper
In which years were the three Chartist petitions?
1839, 1842, 1848
Name one reactionary law passed by Pitt following the French Revolution
Habeas Corpus suspended, Two Acts and Combination Acts
Which act changed the way town councils were run and made them more accountable
Municipal Corporations Act, 1835
When was the first French Revolution?
1789
What event forced the House of Lords to accept the Great Reform Act?
Days of May
Who published the Weekly Political Register from 1816?
William Cobbett
When was the Newport Rising and how many Chartists were killed?
1839 and 20
What was the population and number of MPs Lancashire had in 1831?
1.3million and 14
Which organisation set up in 1864 wanted to give the vote to all males?
Reform League
Who wrote ‘The Rights of Man’ and how many copies had been sold by 1793?
Paine and 200,000
Which new king invited Earl Grey to become Prime Minister in 1830?
William IV
Which Tory MP pushed through the 1867 Reform Act?
Benjamin Disraeli
Which borough had a landowner who owned all of the land and buildings in the constituency?
Which ‘riot’ planned to assassinate Lord Liverpool and when?
Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820
How many people could vote following the 1867 Reform Act?
2.46 million
How big was Britain’s population by 1821?
14.1 million
How big was the electorate following the Great Reform Act?
650,000
