Peel and Pressure Groups Flashcards
When was the National Association for the Protection of Labour founded?
1830
When did the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union begin?
1834
When were the Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation?
1834
When was the Poor Law Amendment Act?
1834
When was the London Working Men’s Association formed?
1836
When was the People’s charter published?
1838
When was the Chartist petition presented to Parliament?
1839
When was the Newport rising?
1839
When was the National Charted Association formed?
1840
When was the Chartist Land Plan first discussed?
1840
When was the second Chartist petition presented to Parliament?
1842
When was the Chartist Plug Plot?
1842
When was the Chartist demonstration at Kennington common?
1848
What radical group did the middle classes tend to support?
The Anti-Corn law league
Which radical group did the working classes tend to support?
The Chartists
Who was Robert Owen?
He was a socialist textiles manufacturer who supported the creation of the GNCTU. He pioneered a model factory which had good living and working conditions in Scotland.
Who was William Lovett?
Founded the London Working Men’s association in 1836 and was one of the authors of the people’s charter.
He believed in ‘moral force’ chartism
He advocated moderation and better education, he criticised ‘physical force chartists’ such as O’Connor
How many people were at the Newport rising 1839?
How many arrests?
8,000
500 arrests
When was O’Connor in Prison?
1840-1841
When was O’Connor elected as an MP?
1847
