industrial protest and government response early 19th century factual knowledge test Flashcards
give 3 reasons why workers were unhappy during the early 19th century
price of bread, cornlaws, population rise, urbanisation, mechanisation, war with France, living conditions, unemployment, game laws, repression by government
what name was given to the people who smashed machinery in mills and what was the origin of the name
Luddites, Ned ludd said to be first person to smash machinery
where did the aformentioned Luddites protest start and why
Nottinghamshire to protest about the introduction of power looms and loss of earnings
between what dates did this nottinghamshire protest take place
1811-1816
how did the government respond to this protest Nottinghamshire
death penalty, imprisonment
when did the march of the Blanketeers take place
1817
how did the government respond to the blanketeers
spies, troops sent in, only got to Manchester, marchers arrested
what does suspension of habeas corpus mean and when did it happen
right to trail, 1816/17
what was the name of the government spy who acted as agent provocateur during the Petridge rising
Oliver (Oliver the spy)
when did the Pentrige rising take place
8th-9th June 1817
where were the blanketeers headed and why
Hunger march to present petition to prince regent by textile workers
who led the pentrige rising and what happened to him
Jeremiah Branderth, Hanged
who was captain swing and what did he want
mythical figure, protesting agricultural workers at threshing machines
where was captain swing operating
s.e England (kent,sussex,wilshire,berkshire,hampshire) and E England (suffolk,cambridgeshire,norflok)
what was the size of the popoulation in 1815 in Britain and how much had it grown since 1750
7.5 million then to 11 million
name 2 new industrial cities in the early 19th century
manchester, leeds, sheffield, bolton
how did the government protect wheat prices and what year
corn laws 1815
where & when did the peter loo massacre take place
1819, st peter’s fields Manchester
what was the name of the radical who was addressing the crowd at Peterloo
henry hunt
name 2 ways the government responded to the Peterloo massacre in the six acts
speedy trials, increased penalties for seditious libel, stamp duty imposed on all magazines, public meetings limited to 50, training of people to use firearms prohibited, magistrates are given increased power to search properties
