key acts Flashcards
who reduced rights of the king and laid out basic rights of the people in 1215
Magna Carta (1215): reduced rights of the king and laid out basic rights of the people.
which act united England and Wales
Act for the Government of Wales (under King Henry VII, 1500s): united England and Wales
which act forbid unlawful imprisonment
Habeas Corpus Act (1679): forbid unlawful imprisonment
what right confirmed the rights of parliament and the limits of the kings power
Bill of Rights (1689): confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power
what did the act of union do
Act of Union (1707): united kingdoms of England and Scotland created Kingdom of GB (Great Britain)
what did the reform act do
Reform Act (1832):
abolished pocket and rotten boroughs
gave more parliamentary seats to towns and cities.
Increased number of (male) voters.
what did the emancipation act do
Emancipation Act (1833): abolished slavery throughout British Empire.
William Wilberforce was leading abolitionist and Quakers set up first anti-slavery groups.
More than 2 million migrants came from India and China to replace labour force.
what did the woman’s sufferage do
Women’s suffrage – 1918 (vote at 30+ yrs) and 1928 (vote at 21 yrs, same as men)
what happened in 1913 in Ireland
Home Rule proposed in Ireland
what is the idea of the home rule
Idea was to have a self-governing Ireland with its own parliament that still remained part of the UK.
WWI postponed any changes. Irish nationalists didn’t want to wait and the Easter Rising against the British in Dublin took place in 1916. Guerrilla war followed.
what happened to Ireland in 1921
1921: A peace treaty signed splitting Ireland into two
