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How many soldiers were demobilised?
400,00
What was the property qualification
40 shillings
How many people could vote in the early 19th century
500,000 out of 24 million
What percentage of county electors were exposed to direct landlord influence?
25%
An example of a large town with no MP
Birmingham
When was the French Revolution
July 1789
How did the French Revolution influence britain
It sent shock waves and they were demanding a more open debate on the existing political and social system
What was Britain’s national debt
Rose from £238 million to £902 million in 1816
What were the effects of the war
Rising unemployment & underemployment
Social and living conditions deteriorated
Lowered pay rates
What is a rotten borough and give an example
Constituencies with only a few voters but at least one MP
Eg old Sarum
What is a pocket borough
Constituencies owned by one man who could choose the MPs who would represent it
When was the corn laws introduced
1815
What did corn laws prevent
It prevented foreign wheat coming into Britain until price of British wheat reached 80 shillings a quater
Why were corn laws introduced
To protect British farmers and help pay off debts
As a result of industrialisation, what happened to machines
There were serious outbreaks of machine breaking due to resentment and Luddites developed
