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Pitt the Younger and his Opponents Flashcards

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When did George I rule?

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1714-1727

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When did George II rule?

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1727-1760

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What were the dates of the 7 year wars ?

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1756-1763

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4
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How old was George III when he came to the throne ?

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22

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When was Lord North PM ?

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1770-1782

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6
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What were the dates of the American War of Independence?

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1776-1783

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What did George III say when he summoned Cabinet in Summer of 1779?

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If others will not be active, I must drive

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What happened after George III summoned cabinet in 1779 ?

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American war became George’s war - issue around which opponents could gather

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9
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Who were the two main branches of opposition to North?

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Rockinghamites and Chatamites

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10
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What was the succession PMs after North’s gov fell in March 1782 ?

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  1. Rockingham
  2. Shelburne
  3. Fox-North coalition
  4. Pitt
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11
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When was Shelburne PM for?

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July 1782 - February 1783

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12
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What were the dates of the Fox-North coalition ?

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April-December 1783

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What did Shelburne say about America ?

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He ‘would never acknowledge in the independence of America’

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Was Shelburne a Rockinghamite or Chatamite?

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Chatamite

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15
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Why did Rockingham stop being PM?

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He died on 1 July 1782

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16
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Who nominally headed the Fox-North coalition?

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The Duke of Portland

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17
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What happened between Shelburne and the Fox-North Coalition?

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There was a 2 month period of no gov

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18
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What did George III do to damage the Fox-North coalition?

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Removed all patronage

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19
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What was the decisive failure of the Fox-North coalition?

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The India bill

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What did the India bill want to do?

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Remove all military and political control from the East India Company and put it in the hands of parliament

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21
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What did Pitt say about the East India Bill?

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‘Most unconstitutional measure ever attempted’

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What did the King say about the East India Bill?

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Whoever voted for the bill ‘would be considered by him as an enemy’

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When did the Lords throw out the East India Bill?

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17th December 1783 by 19 votes

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When did Pitt become PM?

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18th December 1783 (day after East India Bill was rejected)

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25
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What did Mrs Crew say about Pitts government?

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A ‘Depend upon it, it will be a mince pie administration’

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26
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What was Fox’s majority down to by 8 March 1784?

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1

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27
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When did George III dissolve parliament?

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25 March 1784

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28
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How many net gains did Pitt have in the 1784 election?

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70

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29
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By how much did Government expenditure exceed income in 1783?

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£10.8m

30
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How much of treasury money did George III spend in the 1784 election supporting pro-Pitt candidates?

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£30,000

31
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Example of ennoblement helping Pitt

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  1. Gave younger son of the Duke of Northumberland a peerage

2. MPs who sat in the House of Commons under the Duke’s patronage switches allegiance from Fox to Pitt

32
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When was the regency crisis?

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1788-89

33
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Why did Pitt resign in 1801?

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King would not permit him to introduce Roman Catholic Emancipation as part of the package associated with the union of Ireland and Great Britain

34
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When did Pitt introduce the Commutation Act?

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1784

35
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What did the Commutation act do?

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Reduced tax on tea from 119% to 25%

36
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When did Pitt introduce the Hovering Act?

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1784

37
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What did the Hovering Act do?

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Increased the authority of customs officers to search ships, making smuggling more risky

38
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How much did Pitt increase revenue per annum by by 1792 due to a reduction in smuggling?

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£1m

39
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In the 1770s how much of gov expenditure was used paying interest charges on the national debt?

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25%

40
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When did Pitt introduce the sinking fund?

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1786

41
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How much did the Sinking Fund reduce debt by?

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£10m by the end of 1793

42
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What did Evans call Pitt’s reforms to tax system?

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‘Little more than a shuffling of the Hanoverian Pact’

43
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What was the value of debt in 1783?

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£243m

44
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What was North widely caricatured as ?

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The ‘father of corruption’

45
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Why did Boyd Hilton say Fox was not a good candidate to advertise reform?

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Reform implied moral reformation and fox’s personality was ‘unsuited to a crusade for virtue’

46
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By how much did the value of British exports increase between mid-1780s and mid-1790s?

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90%

47
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Why did American Independence not damage British trade?

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American need for manufactured textile goods mitigated the adverse commercial effects of independence

48
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Example of when Pitt was defeated in Parliament to little consequence

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In 1785 lost bill which proposed the redistribution of seats in some rotten boroughs to the counties and to London by 74 votes

49
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When was the League of Armed Neutrality formed?

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1780

50
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Who was in the League of Armed Neutrality?

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Russia, Denmark and Sweden

51
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Why was the League of Armed Neutrality formed?

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Against Britain due to ship searches

52
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When did the Ottoman Empire, Naples, Netherlands, Austria and Prussia unite?

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1782

53
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When was the Triple Alliance formes?

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1788

54
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Who was in the Triple Alliance?

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Britain, Holland and Prussia

55
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What happened at Nootka Sound?

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Spain occupied Nootka Sound in July 1789 but when British navy mobilised Spain withdrew
Showed that France not prepared to support Spain

56
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When did Britain make a trade treaty with the United Provinces?

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1785

57
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When was the Eden treaty signed ?

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1786

58
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What was the Eden Treaty?

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Liberal trade agreement between Britain and France

59
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How much did the yield to government on spirits increase by by 1790 due to decrease in duty?

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63%

60
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How did Pitt reform tax?

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Taxes luxury goods such as windows, wig powder and carriages

61
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When did Pitt pass the shop tax?

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1785

62
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What did the shop tax lead to?

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Riots in London

63
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When was the shop tax withdrawn?

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1789

64
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How many sinecures did the public accounts commissioners urge Pitt to abolish?

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180

65
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How many sinecure positions had Pitt allowed to fall vacant by

a) 1792
b) his death in 1806

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a) 28

b) most had been wiped out

66
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By how much did Pitt increase the navy by 1790?

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43 new ships built and 85 repaired

67
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Why we’re British ties with the United Provinces so important?

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  1. Trade routes along the Scheldt River

2. Positioning opposite coast to Britain

68
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Who was the king of UP?

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William V

69
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What happened when the ‘Patriot’ party threatened William V?

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Britain threatened troops BUT it was Prussia that actually invaded to restore Williams authority

70
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What did Hague say that Pitt did?

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‘Helped restore faith in the British state after a period in which it had been discredited among its own people’

Modern British History A-Level (6 decks)

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