Pitt The younger

Question 1

Who wrote the book advocating the rights of all citizens to enjoy freedom etc

Answer 1

Thomas Paine

• Rights of man (1791 and 1792)
• He was condemned in Br and inprisoned

Question 2

Who wrote the anti French Revolution book?

Answer 2

Whig Edmund Burke

•Reflections in the revolution in France

Question 3

What groups were formed as a result of the French Revolution?

Answer 3

• 1790 MPs defeated Henry Floods proposal to reform parliament
• 1792 London Corresponding society (Skilled politically aware workers)
• Society for constitutional information (originally anti war with USA) reformed in 1790 to be pro reform
• 1792 society of the friends of the people (whigs)

Question 4

How many members of the crown party were that which led to help in the 1784 election?

Answer 4

185 members of the crown party

Question 5

How did the Whig party split and how did this help Pitt?

Answer 5

• They lost 100 seats in 1784 election due to some people not liking Portland and Fox overturning Shelburne and forming a coalition with enemy Lord North
• The recency crisis weakened fox as he suddenly seemed to be arguing for the power of the monarchy although he was a great supporter of parliamentary rights
• Fox saw Fr revolution as hope and broke didn’t
• 1793 there were 50 whigs supporting Fox