Liverpools Goverment Response To The Radical Threat

Question 1

What were the six acts?

Answer 1

. The 6 acts were a series of acts which were designed to help prevent/ contain the rise of radical groups.

. Seizure of Arms Act - gave local magistrates the power to search any property or person for weapons.
. Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act - enabled courts to hand out much harsher punishments for those who were believed to be publishing writings against the church or state.

Question 2

What was Habeas Corpus and what did it suspension mean?

Answer 2

. The suspension of Habeas Corpus enabled the government to arrest and imprison anyone who is believed to be associated with radical without trial.