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Power And The People (7) Flashcards

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1
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When was the Great Reform Act?

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1832

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Who controlled the country?

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King and major land owners

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3
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What did workers lack?

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Political representation

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4
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What were rotten boroughs?

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No one living here but had two MP’s

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5
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What were pocket boroughs?

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Controlled by rich people

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6
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What made it hard to vote?

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There was no standard property qualification

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7
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What made voting illegitimate?

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They had no secret ballot

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When was the Peterloo Massacre?

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1819

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9
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How many people gathered to listen to Henry Hunt?

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60,000

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10
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How many people were injured at Peterloo?

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600

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What happened as a result of Peterloo?

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The Six Acts mad wit treason for more than 50 people to gather for reform

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Who led the BPU?

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Thomas Atwood

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13
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What did Attwood do?

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Sent a petition to parliament for reform

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14
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What did Attwood urge people to do?

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Not pay their taxes

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15
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Who led the Whig party?

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Earl Grey

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What did Earl Grey do?

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Tried three times to pass laws for reform

17
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Who did not want to pass Earl Greys laws?

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House of Lords

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Why did the Lords change their mind?

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Earl Grey requested that the King appoint more lords who were Whigs

19
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Who did the Great Reform Act benefit?

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Merchants

20
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Why were skilled workers not needed?

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New machines

21
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What is the Poor Law?

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Sent people with financial problems to the workhouses

22
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What meant farmers struggled?

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Bad harvests

23
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When was the Chartist movement?

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1836

24
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Who led the Chartist movement?

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William Lovett

25
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What did Lovett encourage?

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Temperance

26
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How many petitions did Lovett send to Parliament?

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2 - both were rejected

27
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What did O’Connor call for?

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Violence and a general strike

28
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How many petitions did O’Connor send to parliament?

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1

29
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What is the the plug plot?

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O’Connor encouraged workers to damage machinery

30
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What newspaper did Lovett edit?

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The Chartist

31
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What newspaper did O’Connor establish?

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Northern Star

32
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What did O’Connor claim about his second petition?

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5 million had signed but it was actually 2 million

33
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What was wrong with O’Connors Second petition?

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Many names were forged - even the Queens

34
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When was O’Connors Second petition?

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1848

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