Liberal Toryism

Question 1

Who were the liberal Tories

Answer 1

Robert Peel - Home Secretary in 1822
George Canning- foreign secretary 1822
Frederick Robinson - chancellor of the Exchequer 1823
William Huskisson - president of board of trade in 1823

Question 2

Which act was passed in order to protect British shipping from competition with Dutch in 17th century

Answer 2

The navigations act

Question 3

When was the reciprocity of goods act introduced

Answer 3

1823

Question 4

When was the reduction of import duties introduced

Answer 4

Mid 1820s

Question 5

When was the modification of the corn laws

Answer 5

1822

Question 6

When was the corn laws sliding scale

Answer 6

1828

Question 7

When was the reform of the penal code

Answer 7

1826

Question 8

When was the Gaols Act introduced

Answer 8

1823

Question 9

When was the metropolitan police force introduced

Answer 9

1829

Question 10

When was the repeal of the combinations Act

Answer 10

1824

Question 11

Who persuaded parliament to pass the reciprocity of goods act

Answer 11

Huskisson

Question 12

What were the terms of the reciprocity of goods act

Answer 12

Britain gov could make agreements with other countries, mutual agreement to get rid of restrictions on trade

Question 13

What was the impact of the reciprocity of goods act

Answer 13

More cotton could be imported

Created more jobs, wealth and profit.

Question 14

What were the four main issues

Answer 14

Right to worship whatever RELIGION
Extension of the franchise POLITICAL RIGHTS
FREE TRADE - between countries
FREE EXPRESSION - express views freely without restraint

Question 15

Who decided to simplify the complex and muddled collections of duties to make it more efficient

Answer 15

Chancellor of exchequer Robinson

Question 16

What did Robinson do in the mid 1820s

Answer 16

He slashed duties on imports

Question 17

What percentage of duties were cut from manufactures good and raw materials

Answer 17

50 - 20% - manufactured good

20 - 10% - raw materials

Question 18

Despite lower import duties, how much did government income rise by between 1821 and 1827

Answer 18

64% because trade increased so much

Question 19

What was Robinson’s nickname

Answer 19

‘Prosperity’ Robinson

Question 20

What was the terms of the modification of the corn laws

Answer 20

Imports of wheat were allowed when price reached 70 shillings a quarter

Question 21

In the corn laws sliding scale what price could wheat be imported

Answer 21

60 shillings

Imported free of duty when prices reached 73 shillings

Question 22

Why was reform of the penal code needed

Answer 22

Laws very old
System was chaotic
Laws not respected or enforced
Wanted to make system more efficient

Question 23

Before the reform of the penal code, how many offences carried out the death penalty

Answer 23

200

Question 24

What number did peel reduce the number of laws down to

Answer 24

8

Question 25

By late 1820s how many convicts a year were being transported to prison camps

Answer 25

Over 5000 convicts

Question 26

Why was peel seen as not a great humanitarian

Answer 26

He wanted laws to be more punitive and to get more people convincted

Question 27

What were local prisons like before the Gaols Act

Answer 27

They were filthy and inhumane and gaolers were often unpaid and exhorted money from inmates

Question 28

What were the terms of the gaols act

Answer 28

Each county and large town obliged to maintain a prison paid for by local taxes Gaolers paid & inmates provided basic education

Question 29

Before the metropolitan police, who did authorities rely on

Answer 29

Informal system of part time, low paid constables and informers

Question 30

How many people lived in London

Answer 30

1.5 million

Question 31

Why were people suspicious of peels proposal of police force

Answer 31

People associated a force with a harsh dictatorial government

Question 32

The police act established a force of how many men in London

Answer 32

3000, organised in 5 divisions

Question 33

What were the results of the metropolitan police force

Answer 33

Crime rates in London were brought down & in 1830s police forces were established in other parts of the country

Question 34

What was the result of the repeal of combinations act

Answer 34

Thousand of men formed unions | There was a rash of strikes

Question 35

Were were unions especially formed

Answer 35

In industrial areas in the north and the midlands

Question 36

What happened in 1825

Answer 36

An amending law passed banning use of force or intimidation, effectively making strikes and picketing illegal Trade union powers restricted

Question 37

Who recommended relaxation of the Navigation laws before 1821

Answer 37

Thomas Wallace

Question 38

Who was Robinson predecessor

Answer 38

Nicholas Vansittart