Power And The People (7) Flashcards
When was the Great Reform Act?
1832
Who controlled the country?
King and major land owners
What did workers lack?
Political representation
What were rotten boroughs?
No one living here but had two MP’s
What were pocket boroughs?
Controlled by rich people
What made it hard to vote?
There was no standard property qualification
What made voting illegitimate?
They had no secret ballot
When was the Peterloo Massacre?
1819
How many people gathered to listen to Henry Hunt?
60,000
How many people were injured at Peterloo?
600
What happened as a result of Peterloo?
The Six Acts mad wit treason for more than 50 people to gather for reform
Who led the BPU?
Thomas Atwood
What did Attwood do?
Sent a petition to parliament for reform
What did Attwood urge people to do?
Not pay their taxes
Who led the Whig party?
Earl Grey
What did Earl Grey do?
Tried three times to pass laws for reform
Who did not want to pass Earl Greys laws?
House of Lords
Why did the Lords change their mind?
Earl Grey requested that the King appoint more lords who were Whigs
Who did the Great Reform Act benefit?
Merchants
Why were skilled workers not needed?
New machines
What is the Poor Law?
Sent people with financial problems to the workhouses
What meant farmers struggled?
Bad harvests
When was the Chartist movement?
1836
Who led the Chartist movement?
William Lovett
