How Was Britain In The 1800s

Question 1

How

Answer 1

Men only had power
Less than 5% were allowed to vote
In certain towns you needed a property to vote
In the countryside you needed to be wealthy to vote
A ‘rotten borough’ is where 2MP’s lived in one town
Lots of bribery

Question 2

Peter loo Massacre

Answer 2

Huge riot 
British soldiers on horses with axes
1819 August
In the city
Gathered people for a reform peacefully
Henry Hunt gave a speech
Families gathered
Supposed to be a picnic
Coal used to melt iron
Developing an industrial town

Question 3

The Great reform act

Answer 3

Made to make elections and voting more fair
Supposed to seem greater than it was
Before less then 2% could vote wanted to change that
No more rotten boroughs